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The men who were chasing them searched everywhere along the road, but they finally returned without success.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They departed and went into the hills and remained there three days until the pursuers returned, and the pursuers searched all along the way and found nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought <i>them</i> throughout all the way, but found <i>them</i> not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They departed and went to the mountain, and stayed there three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers sought <i>them</i> all along the way, but did not find <i>them.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they departed and came to the hill country, and remained there for three days, until the pursuers returned. Now the pursuers had searched for <i>them</i> all along the road, but had not found <i>them.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They departed and came to the hill country, and remained there for three days until the pursuers returned. Now the pursuers had sought them all along the road, but had not found them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they departed and came to the hill country, and remained there for three days until the pursuers returned. Now the pursuers had sought <i>them</i> all along the road, but had not found <i>them.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they went and came to the hill country and remained there for three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers had sought <i>them</i> all along the road but had not found <i>them</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They left and went [on their way] to the hill country [west of Jericho], and stayed there [hidden in the caves] three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers had searched all along the road but had not found <i>them.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the two men went into the hill country and stayed there three days until the pursuers had returned. They searched all along the way, but did not find them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the two men went into the hill country and stayed there three days until the pursuers had returned. They searched all along the way, but did not find them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The spies hid in the hills for three days while the king's soldiers looked for them along the roads. As soon as the soldiers gave up and returned to Jericho, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The men went to the mountains and stayed there for three days until the king's men returned to Jericho. The king's men had searched for them all along the road but had not found them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The spies went into the hills and hid. The king's men looked for them all over the countryside for three days, but they did not find them, so they returned to Jericho. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The scouts left for the hill country and remained there for three days until the search party returned. The search party searched the entire road, but was unable to find them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They went to the hill country and stayed there for three days, long enough for those chasing them to return. Their pursuers looked all along the way but did not find them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They went, and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. The pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but did not find them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they went, and came to the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers had returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They went and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. The pursuers sought them all along the way, but didn’t find them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they go, and come to the mountain, and abide there three days until the pursuers have turned back; and the pursuers seek in all the way, and have not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they go, and come in to the mountain, and abide there three days until the pursuers have turned back; and the pursuers seek in all the way, and have not found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will go, and will come to the mountain, and will dwell there three days till they pursuing turned back: and they pursuing will seek in all the way, and they found not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But they went and came to the mountains, and stayed there three days till they that pursued them were returned. For having sought them through all the way, they found them not. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />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 class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They departed and went into the hill country and stayed there three days, until the pursuers returned. The pursuers had searched all along the way and found nothing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they went to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers were returned; and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, and when they failed to find them, they returned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they went to the mountain and they stayed there three days until those who had gone after them returned, and those who had gone after them searched for them on every road, and when they did not find them, they themselves returned<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they came to the hill-country, and remained there three days; and the pursuers searched all the roads, and found them not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/2-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=416" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/2.htm">The Promise to Rahab</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>“Let it be as you say,” she replied, and she sent them away. And when they had gone, she tied the scarlet cord in the window. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><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."></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.">So the spies went out</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·hā·rāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">into the hill country</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and stayed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šeṯ (Number-msc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">three</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: hā·rō·ḏə·p̄îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by).">their pursuers</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šā·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">had returned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: mā·ṣā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To attain to, find. ">finding them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: hā·rō·ḏə·p̄îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: way·ḇaq·šū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">having searched</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: had·de·reḵ (Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">along the road.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>Then the two men started back, came down from the hill country, and crossed the river. So they came to Joshua son of Nun and reported all that had happened to them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-31.htm">Hebrews 11:31</a></span><br />By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-25.htm">James 2:25</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5</a></span><br />Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/19-11.htm">1 Samuel 19:11-12</a></span><br />Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!” / So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-25.htm">Acts 9:25</a></span><br />One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-32.htm">2 Corinthians 11:32-33</a></span><br />In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me. / But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">Exodus 2:15</a></span><br />When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-3.htm">1 Kings 17:3</a></span><br />“Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3-4</a></span><br />And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, / while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-7.htm">Psalm 32:7</a></span><br />You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-1.htm">Psalm 91:1-2</a></span><br />He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. / I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/121-7.htm">Psalm 121:7-8</a></span><br />The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul. / The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-20.htm">Isaiah 26:20</a></span><br />Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Isaiah 32:2</a></span><br />Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/36-19.htm">Jeremiah 36:19</a></span><br />Then the officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must hide yourselves and tell no one where you are.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">found them not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/19-10.htm">1 Samuel 19:10-12</a></b></br> And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/17-20.htm">2 Samuel 17:20</a></b></br> And when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where <i>is</i> Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find <i>them</i>, they returned to Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/32-6.htm">Psalm 32:6,7</a></b></br> For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/1-14.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-9.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/joshua/2-16.htm">Country</a> <a href="/joshua/2-21.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-25.htm">Everywhere</a> <a href="/joshua/2-16.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/joshua/2-16.htm">Hill-Country</a> <a href="/joshua/2-16.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/joshua/2-16.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/joshua/2-16.htm">Pursuers</a> <a href="/joshua/2-7.htm">Road</a> <a href="/joshua/2-3.htm">Search</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-14.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/joshua/2-2.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-6.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-37.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/joshua/2-16.htm">Three</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-52.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-18.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/joshua/2-16.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/8-9.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/joshua/5-8.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/joshua/2-23.htm">Country</a> <a href="/joshua/18-8.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-2.htm">Everywhere</a> <a href="/joshua/2-23.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/joshua/2-23.htm">Hill-Country</a> <a href="/joshua/2-23.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/joshua/2-23.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/joshua/8-20.htm">Pursuers</a> <a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Road</a> <a href="/joshua/6-22.htm">Search</a> <a href="/judges/6-29.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/judges/5-15.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/judges/4-22.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/judges/14-4.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/joshua/3-2.htm">Three</a> <a href="/joshua/3-2.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/joshua/7-8.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/joshua/3-4.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/2-1.htm">Rahab receives and conceals the two spies sent from Shittim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/2-8.htm">The covenant between her and them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/2-23.htm">Their return and description of events</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So the spies went out into the hill country</b><br>The hill country refers to the rugged terrain west of Jericho, part of the central highlands of Canaan. This area provided natural cover and was a strategic choice for evading capture. The spies' journey into the hill country reflects the wisdom and guidance they received, possibly indicating divine protection. The choice of the hill country also connects to the broader biblical theme of God using the natural world to accomplish His purposes, as seen in other instances like David hiding from Saul in the wilderness.<p><b>and stayed there three days</b><br>The duration of three days is significant in biblical narratives, often symbolizing a period of testing, waiting, or preparation. This time frame allowed the spies to avoid detection and ensured the safety of their mission. The number three is frequently associated with divine completeness or resurrection, as seen in the three days Jonah spent in the fish and Jesus' resurrection on the third day, suggesting a period of divine intervention and fulfillment.<p><b>until their pursuers had returned</b><br>The pursuers were likely soldiers or scouts sent by the king of Jericho to capture the spies. Their return without success highlights the failure of human efforts against God's plans. This phrase underscores the theme of divine providence and protection over those who are part of God's mission, as seen throughout the Bible in stories like that of Daniel in the lions' den.<p><b>without finding them</b><br>This outcome emphasizes the effectiveness of the spies' strategy and God's protection over them. It also reflects the broader biblical theme of God thwarting the plans of the wicked, as seen in <a href="/psalms/37-12.htm">Psalm 37:12-13</a>, where the Lord laughs at the wicked because He knows their day is coming. The inability of the pursuers to find the spies serves as a testament to God's sovereignty and the futility of opposing His will.<p><b>having searched all along the road</b><br>The road likely refers to the main routes leading to and from Jericho, which would have been the logical paths for the spies to take. The thorough search by the pursuers indicates the seriousness of the threat posed by the spies and the determination of Jericho's king to protect his city. This detail highlights the tension and danger of the mission, as well as the miraculous nature of the spies' escape, reminiscent of other biblical escapes, such as Peter's release from prison in <a href="/acts/12.htm">Acts 12</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_spies.htm">The Spies</a></b><br>Two men sent by Joshua to scout the land of Jericho. Their mission was crucial for the Israelites' conquest of the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_hill_country.htm">The Hill Country</a></b><br>The area where the spies hid for three days. This terrain provided natural cover and protection from their pursuers.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_pursuers.htm">The Pursuers</a></b><br>Men sent by the king of Jericho to capture the spies. Their failure to find the spies highlights God's providential protection.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/rahab.htm">Rahab</a></b><br>Although not mentioned in this specific verse, Rahab played a critical role in hiding the spies and ensuring their safety.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jericho.htm">Jericho</a></b><br>The city that the spies were sent to scout. It represents the first major obstacle in Israel's conquest of Canaan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_protection.htm">God's Sovereignty and Protection</a></b><br>Just as God protected the spies, He is sovereign over our lives and provides protection in times of danger and uncertainty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The spies' mission required faith and courage. We are called to step out in faith, trusting God to guide and protect us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The spies followed Joshua's instructions precisely. Obedience to God's commands is crucial for His plans to unfold in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_timing.htm">Divine Timing</a></b><br>The three days of hiding were part of God's perfect timing. We must learn to wait on God's timing in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_use_of_unlikely_people.htm">God's Use of Unlikely People</a></b><br>Rahab, a Canaanite woman, was instrumental in God's plan. God can use anyone, regardless of their background, for His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_anakim_in_the_bible.htm">Who were the Anakim mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_spies_move_freely_in_jericho.htm">How could two foreign spies move so freely in Jericho without immediate suspicion, as described in Joshua 2:2-3?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_psalm_15_2-3_with_rahab's_lie.htm">Psalm 15:2-3 demands complete truthfulness and no slander; how do we reconcile this with instances of approved deceit (e.g., Rahab in Joshua 2)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_rahab_aid_israelite_spies.htm">How did Rahab help the Israelite spies in Jericho?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">Three days</span>--i.e., probably until the completion of three days from the commencement of their mission, according to the usual inclusive reckoning of the Old Testament.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/2-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So the [spies] went out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the hill country</span><br /><span class="heb">הָהָ֔רָה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·hā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and stayed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·šə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁם֙</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">three</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their pursuers</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרֹדְפִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rō·ḏə·p̄îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm">Strong's 7291: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pursue, chase, persecute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had returned</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֖בוּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">finding them,</span><br /><span class="heb">מָצָֽאוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṣā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">having searched</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḇaq·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To search out, to strive after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along the road.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(had·de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/2-22.htm">Joshua 2:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/2-22.htm">Joshua 2:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/2-22.htm">Joshua 2:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/2-22.htm">Joshua 2:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/2-22.htm">Joshua 2:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/2-22.htm">Joshua 2:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/2-22.htm">Joshua 2:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/2-22.htm">Joshua 2:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/2-22.htm">Joshua 2:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/2-22.htm">Joshua 2:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/2-22.htm">OT History: Joshua 2:22 They went and came to the mountain (Josh. 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