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THE MESSAGE
Joshua 2:2
The king of Jericho was told, "We've just learned that men arrived tonight to spy out the land. They're from the People of Israel."
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Christian Standard Bible®
The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some of the Israelite men have come here tonight to investigate the land.”
The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some of the Israelite men have come here tonight to investigate the land.”
Hebrew Names Version
It was told the king of Yericho, saying, Behold, there came men in here tonight of the children of Yisra'el to search out the land.
It was told the king of Yericho, saying, Behold, there came men in here tonight of the children of Yisra'el to search out the land.
King James Version
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.
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.
Lexham English Bible
The king of Jericho was told, "Look, some men from the Israelites have come here tonight to search out the land."
The king of Jericho was told, "Look, some men from the Israelites have come here tonight to search out the land."
English Standard Version
And it was told to the king of Jericho, "Behold, men of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land."
And it was told to the king of Jericho, "Behold, men of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land."
New Century Version
Someone told the king of Jericho, "Some men from Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land."
Someone told the king of Jericho, "Some men from Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land."
New English Translation
The king of Jericho received this report: "Note well! Israelite men have come here tonight to spy on the land."
The king of Jericho received this report: "Note well! Israelite men have come here tonight to spy on the land."
Amplified Bible
Now the king of Jericho was told, "Behold, men from the sons of Israel have come here tonight to spy and search out the land."
Now the king of Jericho was told, "Behold, men from the sons of Israel have come here tonight to spy and search out the land."
New American Standard Bible
But it was told to the king of Jericho, saying, "Behold, men from the sons of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land."
But it was told to the king of Jericho, saying, "Behold, men from the sons of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then report was made to the King of Iericho, saying, Beholde, there came men hither to night, of the children of Israel, to spie out the countrey.
Then report was made to the King of Iericho, saying, Beholde, there came men hither to night, of the children of Israel, to spie out the countrey.
Legacy Standard Bible
And it was told to the king of Jericho, saying, "Behold, men from the sons of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land."
And it was told to the king of Jericho, saying, "Behold, men from the sons of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land."
Contemporary English Version
But someone found out about them and told the king of Jericho, "Some Israelite men came here tonight, and they are spies."
But someone found out about them and told the king of Jericho, "Some Israelite men came here tonight, and they are spies."
Complete Jewish Bible
The king of Yericho was told about it — "Tonight some men from Isra'el came here to reconnoiter the land."
The king of Yericho was told about it — "Tonight some men from Isra'el came here to reconnoiter the land."
Darby Translation
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, men have come hither to-night from the children of Israel to search out the land.
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, men have come hither to-night from the children of Israel to search out the land.
Easy-to-Read Version
But someone told the king of Jericho, "Last night some men from Israel came to look for weaknesses in our country."
But someone told the king of Jericho, "Last night some men from Israel came to look for weaknesses in our country."
George Lamsa Translation
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came certain men here tonight from the children of Israel to spy in the country.
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came certain men here tonight from the children of Israel to spy in the country.
Good News Translation
The king of Jericho heard that some Israelites had come that night to spy out the country,
The king of Jericho heard that some Israelites had come that night to spy out the country,
Literal Translation
And it was reported to the king of Jericho saying, Behold, men have come here tonight from the sons of Israel, to search the land.
And it was reported to the king of Jericho saying, Behold, men have come here tonight from the sons of Israel, to search the land.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then was it tolde the kynge of Iericho: Lo, there are men come in this nighte from the childre of Israel, to spye the londe.
Then was it tolde the kynge of Iericho: Lo, there are men come in this nighte from the childre of Israel, to spye the londe.
American Standard Version
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 land.
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 land.
Bible in Basic English
And it was said to the king of Jericho, See, some men have come here tonight from the children of Israel with the purpose of searching out the land.
And it was said to the king of Jericho, See, some men have come here tonight from the children of Israel with the purpose of searching out the land.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And it was tolde the king of Iericho, saying: Beholde, ther came men in hyther to night, of the children of Israel, to spye out the countrey.
And it was tolde the king of Iericho, saying: Beholde, ther came men in hyther to night, of the children of Israel, to spye out the countrey.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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 land.'
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 land.'
King James Version (1611)
And it was told the king of Iericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night, of the children of Israel, to search out the countrey.
And it was told the king of Iericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night, of the children of Israel, to search out the countrey.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
An it was reported to the king of Jericho, saying, Men of the sons of Israel have come in hither to spy the land.
An it was reported to the king of Jericho, saying, Men of the sons of Israel have come in hither to spy the land.
English Revised Version
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 land.
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 land.
Berean Standard Bible
And it was reported to the king of Jericho: "Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land."
And it was reported to the king of Jericho: "Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it was teld, `and seid to the kyng of Jerico, Lo! men of the sones of Israel entriden hidir bi nyyt, to aspie the lond.
And it was teld, `and seid to the kyng of Jerico, Lo! men of the sones of Israel entriden hidir bi nyyt, to aspie the lond.
Young's Literal Translation
And it is told to the king of Jericho, saying, `Lo, men have come in hither to-night, from the sons of Israel, to search the land.
And it is told to the king of Jericho, saying, `Lo, men have come in hither to-night, from the sons of Israel, to search the land.
Update Bible Version
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Look, there came men in here tonight of the sons of Israel to search out the land.
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Look, there came men in here tonight of the sons of Israel to search out the land.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
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.
World English Bible
It was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in here tonight of the children of Israel to search out the land.
It was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in here tonight of the children of Israel to search out the land.
New King James Version
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, "Behold, men have come here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the country."
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, "Behold, men have come here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the country."
New Living Translation
But someone told the king of Jericho, "Some Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land."
But someone told the king of Jericho, "Some Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land."
New Life Bible
Then the king of Jericho was told, "See, men of Israel have come here to spy out the land."
Then the king of Jericho was told, "See, men of Israel have come here to spy out the land."
New Revised Standard
The king of Jericho was told, "Some Israelites have come here tonight to search out the land."
The king of Jericho was told, "Some Israelites have come here tonight to search out the land."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, - Lo! men, have come in hither to-night of the sons of Israel to search out the land.
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, - Lo! men, have come in hither to-night of the sons of Israel to search out the land.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it was told the king of Jericho, and was said: Behold there are men come in hither, by night, of the children of Israel, to spy the land.
And it was told the king of Jericho, and was said: Behold there are men come in hither, by night, of the children of Israel, to spy the land.
Revised Standard Version
And it was told the king of Jericho, "Behold, certain men of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land."
And it was told the king of Jericho, "Behold, certain men of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
It was told the king of Jericho, saying, "Behold, men from the sons of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land."
It was told the king of Jericho, saying, "Behold, men from the sons of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land."
Contextual Overview
1 Joshua son of Nun secretly sent out from Shittim two men as spies: "Go. Look over the land. Check out Jericho." They left and arrived at the house of a harlot named Rahab and stayed there. 2 The king of Jericho was told, "We've just learned that men arrived tonight to spy out the land. They're from the People of Israel." 3 The king of Jericho sent word to Rahab: "Bring out the men who came to you to stay the night in your house. They're spies; they've come to spy out the whole country." 4The woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She said, "Yes, two men did come to me, but I didn't know where they'd come from. At dark, when the gate was about to be shut, the men left. But I have no idea where they went. Hurry up! Chase them—you can still catch them!" (She had actually taken them up on the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax that were spread out for her on the roof.) So the men set chase down the Jordan road toward the fords. As soon as they were gone, the gate was shut.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
told the king: Psalms 127:1, Proverbs 21:30, Isaiah 43:13, Daniel 4:35
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 1:24 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 1:31
God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good! It was evening, it was morning— Day Six.
God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good! It was evening, it was morning— Day Six.
Genesis 2:8
Then God planted a garden in Eden, in the east. He put the Man he had just made in it. God made all kinds of trees grow from the ground, trees beautiful to look at and good to eat. The Tree-of-Life was in the middle of the garden, also the Tree-of-Knowledge-of-Good-and-Evil.
Then God planted a garden in Eden, in the east. He put the Man he had just made in it. God made all kinds of trees grow from the ground, trees beautiful to look at and good to eat. The Tree-of-Life was in the middle of the garden, also the Tree-of-Knowledge-of-Good-and-Evil.
Exodus 23:12
"Work for six days and rest the seventh so your ox and donkey may rest and your servant and migrant workers may have time to get their needed rest.
"Work for six days and rest the seventh so your ox and donkey may rest and your servant and migrant workers may have time to get their needed rest.
Isaiah 58:13
"If you watch your step on the Sabbath and don't use my holy day for personal advantage, If you treat the Sabbath as a day of joy, God 's holy day as a celebration, If you honor it by refusing ‘business as usual,' making money, running here and there— Then you'll be free to enjoy God ! Oh, I'll make you ride high and soar above it all. I'll make you feast on the inheritance of your ancestor Jacob." Yes! God says so!
"If you watch your step on the Sabbath and don't use my holy day for personal advantage, If you treat the Sabbath as a day of joy, God 's holy day as a celebration, If you honor it by refusing ‘business as usual,' making money, running here and there— Then you'll be free to enjoy God ! Oh, I'll make you ride high and soar above it all. I'll make you feast on the inheritance of your ancestor Jacob." Yes! God says so!
John 5:17
But Jesus defended himself. "My Father is working straight through, even on the Sabbath. So am I."
But Jesus defended himself. "My Father is working straight through, even on the Sabbath. So am I."
Hebrews 4:4
When the Promises Are Mixed with Faith For as long, then, as that promise of resting in him pulls us on to God's goal for us, we need to be careful that we're not disqualified. We received the same promises as those people in the wilderness, but the promises didn't do them a bit of good because they didn't receive the promises with faith. If we believe, though, we'll experience that state of resting. But not if we don't have faith. Remember that God said, Exasperated, I vowed, "They'll never get where they're going, never be able to sit down and rest." God made that vow, even though he'd finished his part before the foundation of the world. Somewhere it's written, "God rested the seventh day, having completed his work," but in this other text he says, "They'll never be able to sit down and rest." So this promise has not yet been fulfilled. Those earlier ones never did get to the place of rest because they were disobedient. God keeps renewing the promise and setting the date as today, just as he did in David's psalm, centuries later than the original invitation: Today, please listen, don't turn a deaf ear... And so this is still a live promise. It wasn't canceled at the time of Joshua; otherwise, God wouldn't keep renewing the appointment for "today." The promise of "arrival" and "rest" is still there for God's people. God himself is at rest. And at the end of the journey we'll surely rest with God. So let's keep at it and eventually arrive at the place of rest, not drop out through some sort of disobedience. God means what he says. What he says goes. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon's scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying us open to listen and obey. Nothing and no one is impervious to God's Word. We can't get away from it—no matter what. Now that we know what we have—Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God—let's not let it slip through our fingers. We don't have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He's been through weakness and testing, experienced it all—all but the sin. So let's walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help.
When the Promises Are Mixed with Faith For as long, then, as that promise of resting in him pulls us on to God's goal for us, we need to be careful that we're not disqualified. We received the same promises as those people in the wilderness, but the promises didn't do them a bit of good because they didn't receive the promises with faith. If we believe, though, we'll experience that state of resting. But not if we don't have faith. Remember that God said, Exasperated, I vowed, "They'll never get where they're going, never be able to sit down and rest." God made that vow, even though he'd finished his part before the foundation of the world. Somewhere it's written, "God rested the seventh day, having completed his work," but in this other text he says, "They'll never be able to sit down and rest." So this promise has not yet been fulfilled. Those earlier ones never did get to the place of rest because they were disobedient. God keeps renewing the promise and setting the date as today, just as he did in David's psalm, centuries later than the original invitation: Today, please listen, don't turn a deaf ear... And so this is still a live promise. It wasn't canceled at the time of Joshua; otherwise, God wouldn't keep renewing the appointment for "today." The promise of "arrival" and "rest" is still there for God's people. God himself is at rest. And at the end of the journey we'll surely rest with God. So let's keep at it and eventually arrive at the place of rest, not drop out through some sort of disobedience. God means what he says. What he says goes. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon's scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying us open to listen and obey. Nothing and no one is impervious to God's Word. We can't get away from it—no matter what. Now that we know what we have—Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God—let's not let it slip through our fingers. We don't have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He's been through weakness and testing, experienced it all—all but the sin. So let's walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying,.... Who being alarmed at the near approach of the Israelites, and knowing their claim to the land of Canaan, and their design upon it, employed men to watch and observe what passed in the city, and parts adjacent, and inform him of it; or some persons of themselves, and for their own safety, and the good of their fellow citizens, gave notice to the king of it:
behold, there came men hither tonight of the children of Israel; who were known by their habit and language; or at least, being strangers, were suspected to be of that people, the terror of whom had fallen on all the inhabitants, so that every strange man they took for an Israelite; from hence it appears, that the spies came to Jericho at night, that they might not be observed: but with all their precaution they were taken notice of, and their design suspected, namely,
to search out the country; which were the proper places to attack first, and where there was the greatest probability of succeeding, as well as to find out the disposition of the inhabitants, whether fearful or fearless of them.
