06_JOS_02_01 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 .
06_JOS_02_02 And it was told the king of Jericho , saying , behold , there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country .
06_JOS_02_03 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab , saying , bring forth the men that are come to thee , which are entered into thine house : for they be come to search out all the country .
06_JOS_02_04 And the woman took the two men , And hid them , And said thus , there came men unto me , but I wist not whence they [ were ] :
06_JOS_02_05 And it came to pass [ about the time ] of shutting of the gate , when it was dark , that the men went out : whither the men went I wot not : pursue after them quickly ; for ye shall overtake them .
06_JOS_02_06 but she had brought them up to the roof of the house , And hid them with the stalks of flax , which she had laid in order upon the roof .
06_JOS_02_07 And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords : And as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out , they shut the gate .
06_JOS_02_08 And before they were laid down , she came up unto them upon the roof ;
06_JOS_02_09 And she said unto the men , I know that the LORD hath given you the land , And that your terror Is fallen upon us , And that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you .
06_JOS_02_10 for we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the red sea for you , when ye came out of Egypt ; And what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites , that [ were ] on the other side Jordan , Sihon And Og , whom ye utterly destroyed .
06_JOS_02_11 And as soon as we had heard [ These things ] , our hearts did melt , neither did there remain any more courage in any man , because of you : for the LORD your God , he [ Is ] God in heaven above , And in earth beneath .
06_JOS_02_12 now therefore , I pray you , swear unto me by the LORD , since I have showed you kindness , that ye will also show kindness unto my father's house , And give me A true token :
06_JOS_02_13 And [ that ] ye will save alive my Father , And my mother , And my brethren , And my sisters , And all that they have , And deliver our lives from death .
06_JOS_02_14 And the men answered her , our life for yours , if ye utter not this our business . And it shall be , when the LORD hath given us the land , that we will deal kindly And truly with thee .
06_JOS_02_15 Then she let them down by A cord through the window : for her house [ was ] upon the town wall , And she dwelt upon the wall .
06_JOS_02_16 And she said unto them , get you to the mountain , lest the pursuers meet you ; And hide yourselves there three days , until the pursuers be returned : And Afterward may ye go your way .
06_JOS_02_17 And the men said unto her , we [ will be ] blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear .
06_JOS_02_18 behold , [ when ] we come into the land , thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by : And thou shalt bring thy Father , And thy mother , And thy brethren , And all thy father's household , home unto thee .
06_JOS_02_19 And it shall be , [ that ] whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street , his blood [ shall be ] upon his head , And we [ will be ] guiltless : And whosoever shall be with thee in the house , his blood [ shall be ] on our head , if [ any ] hand be upon him .
06_JOS_02_20 And if thou utter this our business , Then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear .
06_JOS_02_21 And she said , according unto your words , So [ be ] it . And she sent them away , And they departed : And she bound the scarlet line in the window .
06_JOS_02_22 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 .
06_JOS_02_23 So the two men returned , And descended from the mountain , And passed over , And came to Joshua the son of Nun , And told him all [ things ] that befell them :
06_JOS_02_24 And they said unto Joshua , truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land ; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us .