Joshua 2:2 - Easy To Read Version

² Someone told the king of Jericho, “Last night some men from Israel came to look for weaknesses in our country.”

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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

Psalm 127:1

If it is not the Lord that builds a house,\par the builder is wasting his time.\par If it is not the Lord that watches over a city,\par the guards are wasting their time.\par

Proverbs 21:30

There is no person who is wise enough to make a plan that can succeed if the Lord is against it.

Isaiah 43:13

“I have always been God. When I do something, no person can change what I have done. And no person can save people from my power.”

Daniel 4:35

People on earth are not truly important.\par God does what he wants\par with the powers of heaven\par and the people on earth.\par No one can stop his powerful hand!\par No one can question the things he does!\par

Joshua 2:1

Joshua son of Nun and all the people were camped at Acacia. [1] Joshua sent out two spies. No one knew that Joshua sent out these men. Joshua said to the men, “Go and look at the land, especially the city of Jericho.”

Joshua 2:3

So the king of Jericho sent this message to Rahab: “Don’t hide those men that came and stayed in your house. Bring them out. They have come to spy on our country.”

Judges 18:2

So the family group of Dan sent five soldiers to look for some land. They went to search for a good place to live. Those five men were from the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol. They were chosen because they were from all the families of Dan. They were told, “Go, look for some land.”