The men left her house and went into the hills. They stayed there for three days. The king’s men looked all along the road. After three days, the king’s men gave up and went back to the city.
Joshua 2:23 - Easy To Read Version Then the two men went back to Joshua. The men left the hills and crossed the river. They went to Joshua son of Nun. They told Joshua everything that they had learned. 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. |
The men left her house and went into the hills. They stayed there for three days. The king’s men looked all along the road. After three days, the king’s men gave up and went back to the city.
They said to Joshua, “The Lord really has given us all of the land. All of the people in that country are afraid of us.”
When you come to that place, you will see that there is plenty of land. There is plenty of everything there. You will also see that the people are not expecting an attack. Surely God has given that land to us.”
The five men answered, “We have found some land, and it is very good. We should attack them. Don’t wait! Let’s go and take that land!