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He instructed them, “Scout out the land on the other side of the Jordan River, especially around Jericho.” So the two men set out and came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there that night. <a href="/esv/joshua/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” And they went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab and lodged there. <a href="/bsb/joshua/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. <a href="/kjv/joshua/2.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/2.htm">New King James Version</a> Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two men from Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went, and came to the house of a harlot named Rahab, and lodged there. <a href="/nasb_/joshua/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as spies secretly from Shittim, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and rested there. <a href="/nasb/joshua/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as spies secretly from Shittim, saying, &#8220Go, view the land, especially Jericho.&#8221 So they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lodged there. <a href="/nasb77/joshua/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as spies secretly from Shittim, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lodged there. <a href="/lsb/joshua/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as spies secretly from Shittim, saying, “Go, see the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab and lodged there. <a href="/amp/joshua/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as scouts secretly from Shittim, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho [the walled city].” So they went and came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab, and lodged there. <a href="/csb/joshua/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men as spies from the Acacia Grove, saying, “Go and scout the land, especially Jericho.” So they left, and they came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab, and stayed there. <a href="/hcsb/joshua/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men as spies from the Acacia Grove, saying, &#8220Go and scout the land, especially Jericho.&#8221 So they left, and they came to the house of a woman, a prostitute named Rahab, and stayed there. <a href="/asv/joshua/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and Jericho. And they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there. <a href="/cev/joshua/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Joshua chose two men as spies and sent them from their camp at Acacia with these instructions: "Go across the river and find out as much as you can about the whole region, especially about the town of Jericho." The two spies left the Israelite camp at Acacia and went to Jericho, where they decided to spend the night at the house of a prostitute named Rahab. <a href="/erv/joshua/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go view the land, and Jericho. And they went, and came into the house of an harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there. <a href="/gwt/joshua/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> From Shittim Joshua, son of Nun, secretly sent out two men as spies. He told them, "Go, look at that country, especially the city of Jericho." So they went to Jericho and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab to spend the night there. <a href="/gnt/joshua/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then Joshua sent two spies from the camp at Acacia with orders to go and secretly explore the land of Canaan, especially the city of Jericho. When they came to the city, they went to spend the night in the house of a prostitute named Rahab. <a href="/isv/joshua/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> After this, Nun's son Joshua sent two men from the Acacia groves as undercover scouts. He told them, "Go and look over the land. Pay special attention to Jericho." So they went out, came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab, and lodged there. <a href="/msb/joshua/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. <a href="/net/joshua/2.htm">NET Bible</a> Joshua son of Nun sent two spies out from Shittim secretly and instructed them: "Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho." They stopped at the house of a prostitute named Rahab and spent the night there. <a href="/nheb/joshua/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two young men out of Shittim as spies, saying, "Go, view the land, and Jericho." And the two young men went and came to Jericho and entered into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept there. <a href="/wbt/joshua/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Joshua the son of Nun sent from Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go, view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into the house of a harlot, named Rahab, and lodged there. <a href="/web/joshua/2.htm">World English Bible</a> Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two men out of Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, including Jericho.” They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept there. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Joshua son of Nun silently sends two men, spies, from Shittim, saying, “Go, see the land—and Jericho”; and they go and come into the house of a woman, a harlot, and her name [is] Rahab, and they lie down there. <a href="/ylt/joshua/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Joshua son of Nun sendeth from Shittim, two men, spies, silently, saying, 'Go, see the land -- and Jericho;' and they go and come into the house of a woman, a harlot, and her name is Rahab, and they lie down there. <a href="/slt/joshua/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Joshua son of Nun will send out of Shittim two men spying silently, saying, Go see the land and Jericho. And they will go, and will come to the house of a woman, a harlot, and her name Rahab; and they will lie there.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Josue the son of Nun sent from Setim two men, to spy secretly: and said to them: Go, and view the land and the city of Jericho. n They went and entered into the house of a woman that was a harlot named Rahab, and lodged with her. <a href="/cpdv/joshua/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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 href="/nabre/joshua/2.htm">New American Bible</a> 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, where they lodged. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then Joshua son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went, and entered the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and spent the night there.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> AND Joshua the son of Nun sent out from Shittim two men who were familiar with the land, and said to them, Go view the land of Jericho. And they went, and came into the house of a woman who was a harlot, named Rahab, and lodged there. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Yeshua son of Nun sent from Sittim two men who were familiar with the land and he said to them: “Go look at the land of Yerikho”, and they went and they entered to a woman, a prostitute of the name of Rahab, and they lodged there.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two spies secretly, saying: 'Go view the land, and Jericho.' And they went, and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there. <a href="/sep/joshua/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Joshua the son of Naue sent out of Sattin two young men to spy the land, saying, Go up and view the land and Jericho: and the two young men went and entered into Jericho; and they entered into the house of a harlot, whose name was Raab, and lodged there. <a href="/parallel/joshua/2-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=199" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/2.htm">Rahab Welcomes the Spies</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘- (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">Then Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bin- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/5126.htm" title="5126: nūn (N-proper-ms) -- Father of Joshua. Or Nown; from nuwn; perpetuity, Nun or Non, the father of Joshua.">of Nun</a> <a href="/hebrew/2791.htm" title="2791: ḥe·reš (N-ms) -- Magical craft, silence. From charash; magical craft; also silence.">secretly</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·yiš·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·na·yim- (Number-md) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">two</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ă·nā·šîm (N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7270.htm" title="7270: mə·rag·gə·lîm (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to walk along; but only in specifically, applications, to reconnoiter, to be a tale-bearer; also to lead about.">spies</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/7851.htm" title="7851: haš·šiṭ·ṭîm (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The same as the plural of shittah; acacia trees; Shittim, a place East of the Jordan.">Shittim,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“Go,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rə·’ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">inspect</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3405.htm" title="3405: yə·rî·ḥōw (N-proper-fs) -- Or Yrechow; or variation Yriychoh; perhaps from yareach; its month; or else from ruwach; fragrant; Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine.">especially Jericho.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·lə·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">So they went</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and entered</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="2181: zō·w·nāh (N-fs) -- To commit fornication, be a harlot. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry.">of a prostitute</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: ū·šə·māh (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">named</a> <a href="/hebrew/7343.htm" title="7343: rā·ḥāḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A harlot in Jericho. The same as rachab; proud; Rachab, a Canaanitess.">Rahab</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: way·yiš·kə·ḇū- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">and stayed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there.</a> 2And it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hebrews/11-31.htm">Hebrews 11:31</a> By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient. <a href="/james/2-25.htm">James 2:25</a> In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route? <a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5</a> Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, <a href="/joshua/6-17.htm">Joshua 6:17</a> Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent. <a href="/joshua/6-22.htm">Joshua 6:22-25</a> Meanwhile, Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her, just as you promised her.” / So the young spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother and brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel. / Then the Israelites burned up the city and everything in it. However, they put the silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD’s house. ... <a href="/judges/1-24.htm">Judges 1:24-25</a> and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.” / So the man showed them the entrance to the city, and they put the city to the sword but released that man and all his family. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-7.htm">2 Corinthians 5:7</a> For we walk by faith, not by sight. <a href="/romans/10-17.htm">Romans 10:17</a> Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. <a href="/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31-33</a> And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you. / You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods. / They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.” <a href="/deuteronomy/1-22.htm">Deuteronomy 1:22-23</a> Then all of you approached me and said, “Let us send men ahead of us to search out the land and bring us word of what route to follow and which cities to enter.” / The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe. <a href="/numbers/13-1.htm">Numbers 13:1-3</a> And the LORD said to Moses, / “Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.” / So at the command of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites, <a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Numbers 25:1</a> While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab, <a href="/1_samuel/26-4.htm">1 Samuel 26:4</a> David sent out spies to verify that Saul had arrived. <a href="/2_samuel/10-3.htm">2 Samuel 10:3</a> the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?” <a href="/2_kings/6-13.htm">2 Kings 6:13-14</a> So the king said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him.” On receiving the report, “Elisha is in Dothan,” / the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.sent.<a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Numbers 25:1</a> And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.<a href="/numbers/33-49.htm">Numbers 33:49</a> And they pitched by Jordan, from Bethjesimoth even unto Abelshittim in the plains of Moab.to spy secretly<a href="/numbers/13-2.htm">Numbers 13:2,17-21</a> Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them… <a href="/joshua/18-2.htm">Joshua 18:2,14,17</a> And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance… <a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Matthew 10:16</a> Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.even Jericho<a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Joshua 5:10</a> And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.<a href="/joshua/6-1.htm">Joshua 6:1-24</a> Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in… <a href="/joshua/6-17.htm">Joshua 6:17,25</a> And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent… <a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5</a> And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;Rachab<a href="/joshua/21-31.htm">Joshua 21:31</a> Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.<a href="/hebrews/11-31.htm">Hebrews 11:31</a> By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.<a href="/james/2-25.htm">James 2:25</a> Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?lodged [heb] lay <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/23-18.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">Harlot's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">House</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-3.htm">Jericho</a> <a href="/joshua/1-16.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/genesis/32-21.htm">Lodged</a> <a href="/joshua/1-1.htm">Nun</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-16.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/james/2-25.htm">Rahab</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-57.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-3.htm">Shittim</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-22.htm">Slept</a> <a href="/numbers/21-32.htm">Spies</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-24.htm">Spy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-49.htm">View</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/6-17.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/joshua/6-22.htm">Harlot's</a> <a href="/joshua/2-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/joshua/2-2.htm">Jericho</a> <a href="/joshua/2-23.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/3-1.htm">Lodged</a> <a href="/joshua/2-23.htm">Nun</a> <a href="/joshua/6-17.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/joshua/2-3.htm">Rahab</a> <a href="/joshua/7-22.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/joshua/3-1.htm">Shittim</a> <a href="/judges/16-14.htm">Slept</a> <a href="/joshua/2-7.htm">Spies</a> <a href="/joshua/2-2.htm">Spy</a> <a href="/joshua/7-2.htm">View</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 2</div>1. <a href="/joshua/2-1.htm">Rahab receives and conceals the two spies sent from Shittim</a> 8. <a href="/joshua/2-8.htm">The covenant between her and them</a> 23. <a href="/joshua/2-23.htm">Their return and description of events</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/joshua/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>Then Joshua son of Nun The name "Joshua" is derived from the Hebrew "Yehoshua," meaning "Yahweh is salvation." Joshua, the successor of Moses, is a pivotal figure in the history of Israel, leading the Israelites into the Promised Land. His lineage as the "son of Nun" connects him to the tribe of Ephraim, one of the tribes of Israel. This introduction sets the stage for Joshua's leadership and the divine mission he is about to undertake.secretly sent two spies The act of sending spies "secretly" underscores the strategic and cautious approach Joshua takes in fulfilling God's command. The Hebrew word for "secretly" can imply discretion and wisdom, reflecting Joshua's understanding of the need for careful planning. This mirrors the earlier reconnaissance mission in <a href="/numbers/13.htm">Numbers 13</a>, but with a more focused and faithful intent.from Shittim Shittim, also known as Abel-Shittim, was the last encampment of the Israelites before crossing the Jordan River into Canaan. The name means "acacias," referring to the trees that grew in the area. This location is significant as it represents a place of preparation and transition, where the Israelites were poised to enter the land promised to them by God.saying, 'Go, look over the land, especially Jericho.' Joshua's command to "look over the land" indicates a thorough and strategic assessment of the territory. The emphasis on "especially Jericho" highlights the city's importance as a fortified stronghold and gateway to Canaan. Jericho's walls were renowned, and its conquest would be a significant psychological and military victory for the Israelites.So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab The spies' entrance into "the house of a prostitute named Rahab" is a profound moment in the narrative. Rahab's profession and her subsequent role in aiding the Israelites reveal God's grace and the inclusion of Gentiles in His redemptive plan. The Hebrew term for "prostitute" can also mean "innkeeper," suggesting her home was a place where travelers lodged, making it a strategic choice for the spies.and stayed there The decision to "stay there" signifies a divine appointment, as Rahab becomes a key ally in the Israelites' conquest of Jericho. Her faith and actions lead to her inclusion in the genealogy of Jesus (<a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5</a>), demonstrating God's ability to use unexpected individuals for His purposes. This phrase encapsulates the theme of divine providence and the unfolding of God's plan through human history.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>II.THE SPIES AND RAHAB.(1) Joshua . . . sent out of Shittim.--That is, he sent the spies before the people left the place where they had been encamped for some months (<a href="/numbers/22-1.htm" title="And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.">Numbers 22:1</a>; <a href="/numbers/33-49.htm" title="And they pitched by Jordan, from Bethjesimoth even to Abelshittim in the plains of Moab.">Numbers 33:49</a>). Shittim was the last stage of the Exodus under Moses. Probably the sending of these two spies was simultaneous with the issue of the general orders to Israel to prepare for the passage of Jordan within three days. The three days of <a href="/joshua/1-11.htm" title="Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days you shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God gives you to possess it.">Joshua 1:11</a>; <a href="/joshua/2-22.htm" title="And they went, and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.">Joshua 2:22</a> appear to be the same period of time.Two men to spy.--The sending of these spies should be compared, as to the general effect and character of the measure, with other similar events. There are three instances of sending spies in reference to Canaan--viz., (1) the sending of the twelve by Moses from Kadesh-barnea; (2) the instance before us; (3) the sending of men to view Ai. The present instance is the only one in which the measure had a good effect. In the case of the twelve, Moses describes the action as a manifestation of unbelief. The spies took upon them to discover the right path for Israel to take, a thing which was God's prerogative, not theirs (<a href="/deuteronomy/1-22.htm" title="And you came near to me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.">Deuteronomy 1:22</a>; <a href="/context/deuteronomy/1-32.htm" title="Yet in this thing you did not believe the LORD your God,">Deuteronomy 1:32-33</a>). The men who viewed Ai (<a href="/context/joshua/7-2.htm" title="And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.">Joshua 7:2-3</a>) came back and presumed to instruct Joshua how to proceed against it, with disastrous results. In this instance the two men brought back a report of the state of things in Jericho (exactly what they were ordered to do), which encouraged all Israel to proceed. Compare the effect of Gideon and Phurah's visit to the camp of Midian (<a href="/judges/7-11.htm" title="And you shall hear what they say; and afterward shall your hands be strengthened to go down to the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant to the outside of the armed men that were in the host.">Judges 7:11</a>), "Thou shalt hear what they say, and. afterwards shall thine hands be strengthened." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - And Joshua the son of Nun sent. Rather, as margin, had sent (see note on Joshua 1:2). It might have been at the very time when the command was given to the Israelites, for, according to a common Hebrew manner of speech (see, for instance, <a href="/1_samuel/16-10.htm">1 Samuel 16:10</a>), the three days (ver. 22) may include the whole time spent by the spies in their exploring expedition. Out of Shittim. Literally, from the valley of acacias. It is so called in full in <a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Joel 3:18</a>. This place (called Abel-Shittim in <a href="/numbers/33-49.htm">Numbers 33:49</a>), in which the Israelites had sojourned for some time (see <a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Numbers 25:1</a>; cf. 10. 12:1), seems to have been in the plains (עַרְבֹת see note on Joshua 4:13) of Moab, by Jordan, opposite Jericho" (<a href="/numbers/33-48.htm">Numbers 33:48, 49, 50</a>; <a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Numbers 36:13</a>; cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">Deuteronomy 1:5</a>). It was "the long belt of acacia groves which mark with a line of verdure the upper terraces of the valley." (Stanley, 'Sinai and Palestine,' p. 298). The word Abel, or meadow, signifying the long grass with its juicy moisture, points to it as a refreshing place of sojourn and pasture for flocks, after the weary wandering in the wilderness. The acacia, not the spina AEgyptiaca of the ancients, the mimosa Nilotica of Linnaeus, but the acacia Seyal, a tree with a golden tuft of blossom, which is still (Tristram, 'Land of Israel,' p. 524) to be found on the spot, very hard dark wood, of which much use was made in the tabernacle and its fittings (see <a href="/exodus/25.htm">Exodus 25, 26, 36, 37</a>, etc.). The name Abel was a common one in Palestine, and is the same as Abila, from whence comes Abilene (<a href="/luke/3-1.htm">Luke 3:1</a>). We may add that it has nowhere been said that they were at Shittim. We find this out from <a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Numbers 25:1</a>. This undesigned coincidence is beyond the power of an inventor, and far beyond the power of a compiler who was not only untrustworthy, but so clumsy that he made the most extraordinary blunders in the management of his matter (see note on next verse, and also on Joshua 1:11). Two men. Young men, as we are told in <a href="/joshua/6-23.htm">Joshua 6:23</a>, and therefore active, fleet of foot as well as brave and prudent. All these qualities, as the subsequent narrative shows, were urgently required. "Joshua himself was full of God's Spirit, and had the oracle of God ready for his direction. Yet now he goes, not to the Propitiatorie for consultation, but to the spyes. Except where ordinarie meanes faile us, it is no use appealing to the immediate helpe of God; we may not seek to the posterne, but where the common gate is shut. It was promised Joshua that bee should leade Israel into the promised land, yet hee knew it was unsafe to presume. The condition of his provident care was included in that assurance of successe. Heaven is promised to us, but not to our carelessnesse, infidelitie, disobedience" (Bishop Hall). Secretly. Literally, dumbness or craftiness (the noun being used adverbially), implying the silence and skill required for the task. He who knows how to he silent possesses one at least of the elements of success. The necessity of silence and secrecy may be inferred from <a href="/joshua/6-1.htm">Joshua 6:1</a>. Keil, however, following the Masoretic punctuation, regards" secretly" as referring to the Israelites, and the spies as sent unknown to the army, that no depressing report might damp their courage. Jericho. "The city of fragrance" (from רָוַח to breathe, and in the Hiphil, to smell a sweet odour), so called from its situation in the midst of palm trees, from which it was called "the city of palm trees עִיר הַתְּמָרִיּם in <a href="/deuteronomy/34-3.htm">Deuteronomy 34:3</a>, <a href="/2_chronicles/28-15.htm">2 Chronicles 28:15</a>; cf. <a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Judges 1:16</a>. The vast palm grove, of which relics are even now occasionally washed up from the Red Sea, preserved by the salt in its acrid waters, has now disappeared. We read of it as still existing in the twelfth century, and indeed traces of it were to be seen as late as 1838. A dirty and poverty-stricken village called Riha, or Eriha, is all that now marks the site of all these glories of nature and art, and the most careful researches have until lately failed to discover any remains of the ancient city. It is doubtful whether the ruins observed by Tristram ('Land of Israel,' p. 216) are not the ruins of soma later city, built in the neighbourhood. Bartlett, p. 452, believes Riha to be the site of the later Jericho of our Lord's day, but Tristram would, with less probability, identify Riha with Gilgal. They both, however, place the site of ancient Jericho about a mile and a half from Riha. Conder thinks its true position is at the fountain Ain-es-Sultan. Lenormant, in his 'Manual of Oriental History,' remarks on the skill of Joshua as a military tactician. Whether he followed the advice of his experienced leader, or whether we are to attribute his success to special guidance from above, he certainly displayed the qualities of a consummate general. "Jericho," says Dean Stanley ('Sinai and Palestine,' p. 805), "stands at the entrance of the main passes from the valley of the Jordan into the interior of Palestine, the one branching off to the southwest towards Olivet, the other to the northwest towards Michmash, which commands the approach to Ai and Bethel. It was thus the key of Palestine to any invader from this quarter." He illustrates by Chiavenna (or the key city, from its situation), in Italy. Lenormant remarks that from an ordinary historical point of view the strategy of Joshua is worth notice. It was the practice ever followed by Napoleon, and, he adds, by Nelson also, to divide his enemies, and crush them in detail. Had Joshua advanced upon Palestine from the south, each success, as it alarmed, would have also united the various communities of the land, under their separate kings, by the sense of a common danger. Thus each onward step would have increased his difficulties, and exposed him, exhausted by continued efforts, to the assaults of fresh and also more numerous enemies, in a country which grew ever more easy to defend and more perilous to attack. But by crossing the Jordan and marching at once upon Jericho, he was enabled, after the capture of that city, to fall with his whole force first upon the cities of the south, and then on those of the north. The political condition of Palestine at that time (see Introduction) did not permit of a resistance by the whole force of the country under a single leader. A hasty confederation of the kings of the south, after the treaty with Gibeon, was overthrown by the rapid advance of Joshua and the battle of Beth-boron. By this success he was free to march with his whole army northward, against the confederation of tribes under the leadership of the king of Hazor, whom he overcame in the decisive battle of Merom. There is no hint given in the Scripture that in this strategy Joshua acted under the special guidance of the Most High. The probability is, that in this, as in all other of God's purposes effected through the agency of man, there is a mixture of the Divine and human elements, and that man's individuality is selected and guided as an instrument of God's purpose, which, in this instance, was the chastisement of the Canaanitish people, and the gift of the Holy Land as a possession to the descendants of Abraham. That Joshua was not indifferent to human means is shown by this very verse. Into a harlots house. Many commentators have striven to show that this word simply means an innkeeper, an office which, as Dr. Adam Clarke proves at length, was often filled by a woman. It has been derived from זוּן to nourish, a root also found in the Syriac. The Chaldee paraphast and many Jewish and Christian interpreters have adopted this interpretation, in order, as Rosenmuller remarks, "to absolve her from whom Christ had His origin from the crime of prostitution." But St. Matthew seems to imply the very opposite. The genealogy there contained mentions, as though of set purpose, all the blots on the lineage of Christ as was fitting in setting forth the origin of Him who came to forgive sin. Only three women are there mentioned: Tamar, who was guilty of incest; Rahab, the harlot; and Ruth, the Moabitess. And the LXX. render by πόρνη. Calvin calls the interpretation "innkeeper" a "presumptuous wresting of Scripture." Hengstenberg ('Geschichte des Reiches Gottes,' p. 197) also rejects the interpretation "innkeeper," and maintains the right of the spies, who, he says, were no doubt chosen by Joshua for their good character, to enter a wicked woman's house for a good purpose. It does not appear that the spies entered the house of Rahab with any evil intent, but simply because to enter the house of a woman of that kind - and women of that kind must have been very numerous in the licentious Phoenician cities - would have attracted far less attention than if they had entered any other. Even there it did not escape the notice of the king, who had been thoroughly alarmed (ver. 3) by the successes of Israel eastward of Jordan. Origen, in his third homily on Joshua, remarks that, "As the first Jesus sent his spies before him and they were received into the harlot's house, so the second Jesus sent His forerunners, whom the publicans and harlots gladly received." Named Rahab. Origen (Hom. 3) sees in this name, which signifies room (see Rehoboth, <a href="/genesis/26-22.htm">Genesis 26:22</a>), the type of the Church of Christ which extends throughout the world, and receives sinners. And lodged there. Literally, and lay there, perhaps with the idea of lying hid, for they did not (ver. 15) spend the night there. <a href="/commentaries/joshua/2-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Joshua יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ־ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘-) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites son בִּן־ (bin-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Nun נ֠וּן (nūn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5126.htm">Strong's 5126: </a> Nun -- father of Joshua secretly חֶ֣רֶשׁ (ḥe·reš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2791.htm">Strong's 2791: </a> Magical craft, silence sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out two שְׁנַֽיִם־ (šə·na·yim-) Number - md <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) spies מְרַגְּלִים֙ (mə·rag·gə·lîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7270.htm">Strong's 7270: </a> To walk along, to reconnoiter, to be a, tale-bearer, to lead about from מִֽן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of Acacia Grove, הַשִּׁטִּ֞ים (haš·šiṭ·ṭîm) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7851.htm">Strong's 7851: </a> Shittim -- a place East of the Jordan, also a wadi perhaps West of Jerusalem saying, לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Go, לְכ֛וּ (lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk inspect רְא֥וּ (rə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see the land, הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land especially Jericho.” יְרִיח֑וֹ (yə·rî·ḥōw) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3405.htm">Strong's 3405: </a> Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua So they went וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk and entered וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go the house בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of a prostitute זוֹנָ֛ה (zō·w·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2181.htm">Strong's 2181: </a> To commit adultery, to commit idolatry named וּשְׁמָ֥הּ (ū·šə·māh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name Rahab רָחָ֖ב (rā·ḥāḇ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7343.htm">Strong's 7343: </a> Rahab -- a harlot in Jericho and stayed וַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ־ (way·yiš·kə·ḇū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> To lie down there. שָֽׁמָּה׃ (šām·māh) Adverb | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/2-1.htm">Joshua 2:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/2-1.htm">Joshua 2:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/2-1.htm">Joshua 2:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/2-1.htm">Joshua 2:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/2-1.htm">Joshua 2:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/2-1.htm">Joshua 2:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/2-1.htm">Joshua 2:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/2-1.htm">Joshua 2:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/2-1.htm">Joshua 2:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/2-1.htm">Joshua 2:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/2-1.htm">OT History: Joshua 2:1 Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent (Josh. 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