One night some followers that Saul had taught helped him leave the city. The followers put Saul in a basket. They put the basket through a hole in the city wall and lowered him down.
Joshua 2:15 - Easy To Read Version The woman’s house was built into the city wall. It was part of the wall. So the woman used a rope to let the men down through a window. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was built into the [town] wall so that she dwelt in the wall. American Standard Version (1901) Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the side of the wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. Common English Bible So she lowered the spies on a rope through the window. Her house was on the outer side of the city wall, and she lived inside the wall. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, she sent them down from a window with a rope. For her house was joined to the wall. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then she let them down with a cord out of a window: for her house joined close to the wall. |
One night some followers that Saul had taught helped him leave the city. The followers put Saul in a basket. They put the basket through a hole in the city wall and lowered him down.
But \{some friends\} put me in a basket. Then they put the basket through a hole in the wall and lowered me down. So I escaped from the governor.
The men agreed. They said, “We will trade our lives for yours. Don’t tell anyone what we are doing. Then, when the Lord gives us our land, we will be kind to you. You can trust us.”
Then the woman said to them, “Go {west} into the hills so the king’s men will not accidentally find you. Hide there for three days. After the king’s men come back you can go on your way.”
The priests blew the trumpets. The people heard trumpets and began shouting. The walls fell down and the people ran straight into the city. So the people of Israel defeated that city.