CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Joshua 2 New American Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/joshua/2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/joshua/2-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com/catholic">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NABRE</a> > Joshua 2</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../joshua/1.htm" title="Joshua 1">◄</a> Joshua 2 <a href="../joshua/3.htm" title="Joshua 3">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Bible Revised Edition</td><td width="1%" valign="top"></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><section id="ch06002" class="chapter"> <h1 id="cn06002" class="cn"></h1> <p class="pf"><span class="hemb">Spies Saved by Rahab.</span> <span id="v06002001" class="ver">1</span>Then Joshua, son of Nun, secretly sent out two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, reconnoiter the land and Jericho.” When the two reached Jericho, they went into the house of a prostitute named Rahab,<a id="ren06002001-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en06002001-a">a</a> where they lodged. <span id="v06002002" class="ver">2</span>But a report was brought to the king of Jericho: “Some men came here last night, Israelites, to spy out the land.” <span id="v06002003" class="ver">3</span>So the king of Jericho sent Rahab the order, “Bring out the men who have come to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the entire land.” <span id="v06002004" class="ver">4</span>The woman<a id="ren06002004-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en06002004-b">b</a> had taken the two men and hidden them, so she said, “True, the men you speak of came to me, but I did not know where they came from. <span id="v06002005" class="ver">5</span>At dark, when it was time to close the gate, they left, and I do not know where they went. You will have to pursue them quickly to overtake them.” <span id="v06002006" class="ver">6</span>Now, she had led them to the roof, and hidden them among her stalks of flax spread out<a id="rfn06002006-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn06002006-1">*</a> there. <span id="v06002007" class="ver">7</span>But the pursuers set out along the way to the fords of the Jordan. As soon as they had left to pursue them, the gate was shut.</p> <p><span id="v06002008" class="ver">8</span>Before the spies lay down, Rahab went up to them on the roof <span id="v06002009" class="ver">9</span>and said:<a id="rfn06002009-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn06002009-1">*</a> “I know that the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> has given you the land, that a dread of you has come upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land tremble with fear because of you.<a id="ren06002009-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en06002009-c">c</a> <span id="v06002010" class="ver">10</span>For we have heard how the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt,<a id="ren06002010-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en06002010-d">d</a> and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites beyond the Jordan, whom you destroyed under the ban. <span id="v06002011" class="ver">11</span>We heard, and our hearts melted within us; everyone is utterly dispirited because of you, since the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>, your God, is God in heaven above and on earth below.<a id="ren06002011-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en06002011-e">e</a> <span id="v06002012" class="ver">12</span><a id="ren06002012-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en06002012-f">f</a> Now then, swear to me by the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> that, since I am showing kindness to you, you in turn will show kindness to my family.<a id="ren06002012-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en06002012-g">g</a> Give me a reliable sign <span id="v06002013" class="ver">13</span>that you will allow my father and mother, brothers and sisters, and my whole family to live, and that you will deliver us from death.” <span id="v06002014" class="ver">14</span>“We pledge our lives for yours,” they answered her. “If you do not betray our mission, we will be faithful in showing kindness to you when the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> gives us the land.”</p> <p><span id="v06002015" class="ver">15</span>Then she let them down through the window with a rope; for she lived in a house built into the city wall.<a id="rfn06002015-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn06002015-1">*</a> <span id="v06002016" class="ver">16</span>“Go up into the hill country,” she said, “that your pursuers may not come upon you. Hide there for three days, until they return; then you may go on your way.” <span id="v06002017" class="ver">17</span>They answered her, “We are free of this oath that you made us take, unless, <span id="v06002018" class="ver">18</span>when we come into the land, you tie this scarlet cord in the window through which you are letting us down. Gather your father and mother, your brothers, and all your family into your house. <span id="v06002019" class="ver">19</span>Should any of them pass outside the doors of your house, their blood will be on their own heads, and we will be guiltless. But if anyone in your house is harmed, their blood will be on our heads. <span id="v06002020" class="ver">20</span>If, however, you betray our mission, we will be free of the oath you have made us take.” <span id="v06002021" class="ver">21</span>“Let it be as you say,” she replied, and sent them away. When they were gone, she tied the scarlet cord in the window.</p> <p><span id="v06002022" class="ver">22</span>They went up into the hill country, where they stayed three days until their pursuers, who had sought them all along the road without finding them, returned. <span id="v06002023" class="ver">23</span>Then the two came back down from the hills, crossed the Jordan to Joshua, son of Nun, and told him all that had happened to them. <span id="v06002024" class="ver">24</span>They assured Joshua, “The <span class="tetr">Lord</span> has given all this land into our power; indeed, all the inhabitants of the land tremble with fear because of us.”</p> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../joshua/1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joshua 1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joshua 1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../joshua/3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joshua 3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joshua 3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>