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Joshua
Chapter 2
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 an 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 to search out all the country.
4. And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus,
There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:
5. 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.
6. But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and
hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in
order upon the roof.
7. And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the
fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were
gone out, they shut the gate.
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 things, our hearts did
melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man,
because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven
above, and in earth beneath.
12. Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since
I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness
unto my father's house, and give me a true token:
13. And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my
brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and
deliver our lives from death.
14. And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter
not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath
given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with
thee.
15. Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her
house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
16. And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the
pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days,
until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your
way.
17. And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this
thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
18. Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this
line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us
down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother,
and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto
thee.
19. And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of
thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head,
and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee
in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be
upon him.
20. And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of
thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
21. And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she
sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet
line in the window.
22. And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there
three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the
pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them
not.
23. So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain,
and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told
him all things that befell them:
24. And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered
into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of
the country do faint because of us.