Joshua 2:17

The men said to her, “We will be guiltless of this your oath which you’ve made us to swear.

World English Bible Classic

In The King James Version

And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

In Context

16She said to them, “Go to the mountain, lest the pursuers find you. Hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned. Afterward, you may go your way.”

18Behold, when we come into the land, tie this line of scarlet thread in the window which you used to let us down. Gather to yourself into the house your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father’s household.

Read all of Joshua 2

Cross References

Genesis 24:8If the woman isn’t willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this oath to me. Only you shall not bring my son there again.”

Leviticus 19:11“‘You shall not steal. “‘You shall not lie. “‘You shall not deceive one another.

Joshua 2:20But if you talk about this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you’ve made us to swear.”

2 Samuel 21:7But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 2:9-22

8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; 9 And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. 10 For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. 11 And as soon as we had heard these… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Joshua 2:17