Joshua 2:5

They left when it was dusk, when it was time for the city gate to shut. I do not know where they went. You will probably catch them if you hurry after them.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

In The King James Version

And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

In Context

4But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She replied, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from.

6But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them with the stalks of flax that she had laid out on the roof.

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Cross References

Joshua 2:7So the men pursued them on the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan. The gate was shut as soon as the pursuers went out.

Nehemiah 13:19As soon as it became dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors be shut and that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. I stationed some of my servants at the gates so no load could be brought in on the Sabbath day.

Jeremiah 50:20In those days and at that time, says Yahweh, iniquity will be looked for in Israel, 1 but none will be found. I will inquire about the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive the remnant that I spare.” 1

Ezekiel 47:12Beside this river on its banks, on both sides, all kinds of trees will grow that bear food. Their leaves will not wither and their fruit will never fail to grow. Each month the trees will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves will be for healing.

Revelation 21:25Its gates will not be shut during the day, and there will be no night there.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 2:2-8

The Two Spies and Rahab. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into a harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. 2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country. 3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come… Read the whole commentary →

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