Joshua 02 Joshua sends two spies to Jericho

Joshua 02
Joshua sends two spies to Jericho
1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men from Shittim to secretly spy out, saying, Walk and observe the earth, and Jericho. So they went and went into the house of a prostitute, whose name was Rahab, and slept there.
2 Then the news came to the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, men of the children of Israel have come to spy out the land.
3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Take away the men that came to thee, and came into thy house, because they came to spy out all the earth.
4 But that woman took both these men, and hid them, and said, It is true, that men came to me, but I did not know where they were from.
5 And it came to pass, when the door was shut, and it was dark, and the men went out. I do not know where those men went: go quickly after them, for you will reach them.
6 But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them among the reeds of linen, which she had set in order upon the roof.
7 And those men went after them by the way of Jordan unto the fords: and the gates were shut, and those that went after them went out.
8 And before they slept she went up to them on the roof;
9 And he said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you this land, and the fear of you is come upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the earth are faint before you.
10 For we have heard that the Lord dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when ye came out of Egypt, and what ye did unto the kings of the Amorites, to Sihon and to Og, which were beyond Jordan, which ye have destroyed.
11 And when he had heard this, our heart fainted, and there is no soul in him, because of your presence: for the LORD your God is God above in heaven and beneath the earth.
12 Now therefore, swear to me, I pray you, by the Lord, for I have done you kindness, that ye also will kindness to my father's house, and give me a sure sign.
13 That ye shall give life to my father and my mother, and to my brethren and sisters, with all that they have, and that ye shall deliver our lives from death.
14 Then those men answered and said unto him, Our life shall answer to your soul to the point of death, unless ye denounce this thing of ours, and it shall come to pass, that, as the Lord gives us this land, we will use kindness and faithfulness with thee.
15 And she brought them down by a rope through the window, because her house was upon the city wall, and she dwelled upon the wall.
16 And he said unto them, Go ye into the mount, that perhaps the persecutors may not find you, and hide you there three days, until the persecutors return, and then go your way.
17 And those men said, We shall be released from thy oath, which thou hast sworn unto us.
18 Behold, as we come to earth, you shall bind this cord of scarlet thread to the window from which you brought us down. And thou shalt gather at home with thee thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's family.
19 For whoever goes out of the door of your house shall his blood be on his head, and we shall be without blame. But whoever is with you at home, may his blood be on our head, if he lay hands on it.
20 But if you denounce our business, we will be released from your oath, which you have sworn to us.
21 And she said, According to your words, so be it. Then he sent them away; and they were gone; and she tied the scarlet cord to the window.
22 So they went and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers returned, because the pursuers sought them all the way, but found them not.
23 So these two men returned, and came down from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all that had happened to them.
24 And they said unto Joshua, Surely the Lord hath given all this land into our hands, for even the inhabitants are swooned before us.