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<!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"><title>Joshua 2 Catholic Public Domain Version</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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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="../topmenuchap/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">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CPDV</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 width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><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">Catholic Public Domain Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/joshua/2-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Rahab Welcomes the Spies<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../hebrews/11.htm#30">Hebrews 11:30–31</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>And so Joshua, the son of Nun, sent two men from Shittim to explore in secret. And he said to them, “Go and consider the land and the city of Jericho.” And while traveling, they entered into the house of a harlot woman named Rahab, and they rested with her. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And it was reported to the king of Jericho, and it was said: “Behold, men have entered to this place in the night, from the sons of Israel, so that they might explore the land.” <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying: “Bring out the men who came to you, and who entered into your house. For certainly they are spies, and they have arrived to consider the entire land.” <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And the woman, taking the men, hid them. And she said: “I admit that they came to me, but I did not know where they were from. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And when the gate was closed, they went out together in the darkness. I do not know where they have gone. Pursue them quickly, and you will overtake them.” <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>But she caused the men to ascend to the roof of her house, and she covered them with the stalks of flax that were there. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But those who had been sent pursued after them along the way that leads to the ford of the Jordan. And as soon as they went out, the gate was closed.<p> <A name="9"></a><p class="hdg">The Promise to Rahab<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Those who were hiding had not yet fallen asleep, and behold, the woman went up to them, and she said: <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“I know that the Lord has given this land to you. For the terror of you has fallen upon us, and all the inhabitants of the land have languished. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>We have heard that the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea upon your arrival, when you were departing from Egypt, and we heard of the things that you did to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you put to death. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And upon hearing these things, we were very afraid, and our heart languished. Neither did there remain in us any spirit at your arrival. For the Lord your God is the very God in heaven above and on earth below. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Now, therefore, swear to me by the Lord that in the same way that I have acted with mercy toward you, so also shall you act toward the house of my father. And may you give me a true sign <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>that you will save my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all that is theirs, and that you may rescue our souls from death.” <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>They responded to her: “May our lives be yours unto death, if only you do not betray us. And when the Lord will have delivered the land to us, we will act toward you with mercy and truth.”<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Therefore, she sent them down from a window with a rope. For her house was joined to the wall. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And she said to them: “Climb up to the mountains; otherwise, they may meet you as they are returning. And lay hidden there for three days, until they return. And then you will go on your way.” <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And they said to her: “We shall be innocent of this oath, to which you have sworn us, <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>if, when we enter into the land, this scarlet cord has been placed as a sign, and you have tied it at the window by which you let us down. And so, gather your father, and mother, and brothers, and all your family into your house. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Whoever will have exited from the door of your house, his blood will be on his own head, and we will be uninvolved. But the blood of all who will be with you in the house shall fall back upon our own head, if anyone touches them. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>But if you will have betrayed us, so that you spread this word in their midst, we will be free from this oath, to which you have sworn us.” <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And she responded, “Just as you have spoken, so let it be done.” And sending them to travel on, she hung the scarlet cord at the window.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And truly, walking on, they arrived at the mountains, and they stayed there for three days, until those who had been pursuing them returned. For having sought them along the entire way, they did not find them. <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And when they returned and entered the city, the explorers descended from the mountain. And crossing the Jordan, they went to Joshua, the son of Nun, and they reported to him all that had happened to them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/2-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And they said, “The Lord has delivered this entire land into our hands, and all its inhabitants have been struck down by fear.”<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Catholic Public Domain Version<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><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="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>