So the two men went into the hill country and stayed there for three days until the pursuers had returned. They searched all along the way, but did not find them.
Joshua 2:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then the men returned, came down from the hill country, and crossed the Jordan. They went to Joshua son of Nun and reported everything that had happened to them. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So the two men descended from the mountain, passed over [the Jordan], and came to Joshua son of Nun, and told him all that had befallen them. American Standard Version (1901) Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had befallen them. Common English Bible Then the two men came back down from the highlands. They crossed the Jordan and came to Joshua, Nun’s son. They told him everything that had happened to them. Catholic Public Domain Version And when they returned and entered the city, the explorers descended from the mountain. And crossing the Jordan, they went to Joshua, the son of Nun, and they reported to him all that had happened to them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when they were gone back into the city, the spies returned, and came down from the mountain: and passing over the Jordan, they came to Josue the son of Nun, and told him all that befel them. |
So the two men went into the hill country and stayed there for three days until the pursuers had returned. They searched all along the way, but did not find them.
They told Joshua, ‘The Lord has handed over the entire land to us. Everyone who lives in the land is also panicking because of us.’
When you get there, you will come to an unsuspecting people and a spacious land, for God has handed it over to you. It is a place where nothing on earth is lacking.’
They answered, ‘Come on, let’s attack them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why wait? Don’t hesitate to go and invade and take possession of the land!