Joshua 2:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² The king of Jericho was told, ‘Look, some of the Israelite men have come here tonight to investigate the land.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² It was told the king of Jericho, Behold, there came men in here tonight of the Israelites to search out the country.

American Standard Version (1901)

² 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.

Common English Bible

² Someone told the king of Jericho, “Men from the Israelites have come here tonight to spy on the land.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And it was reported to the king of Jericho, and it was said: "Behold, men have entered to this place in the night, from the sons of Israel, so that they might explore the land."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² 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.

Joshua 2:2 Cross References

Proverbs 21:30

No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel will prevail against the  Lord.

Isaiah 43:13

Also, from today on I am he alone, and none can rescue from my power. I act, and who can reverse it? ’

Daniel 4:35

All the inhabitants of the earth are counted as nothing, and he does what he wants  with the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth. There is no one who can block his hand or say to him, ‘What have you done? ’

Joshua 2:1

Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men as spies  from the Acacia Grove,  saying, ‘Go and scout the land, especially Jericho.’ So they left, and they came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab,  and stayed there.

Joshua 2:3

Then the king of Jericho sent word to Rahab and said, ‘Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house,  for they came to investigate the entire land.’

Judges 18:2

So the Danites sent out five brave men  from all their clans, from Zorah and Eshtaol,  to scout  out the land and explore it. They told them, ‘Go and explore the land.’ They came to the hill country of Ephraim as far as the home of Micah and spent the night there.