Joshua 6:22

Easy To Read Version

Joshua talked to the two spies. Joshua said, “Go into the prostitute’s house. Bring her out. And bring all the people who are with her. Do this because of the promise you made to her.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:2

The Gibeonites were not Israelites. They were a group of Amorites. The Israelites had promised them {that they would not hurt the Gibeonites}. [120] But Saul tried to kill the Gibeonites. He did this because of his strong feelings for the people of Israel and Judah.)

2 Samuel 21:7

But the king protected Jonathan’s son, Mephibosheth. Jonathan was Saul’s son, but David had made a promise in the Lord’s name to Jonathan. [121] So the king did not let them hurt Mephibosheth.

Psalm 15:4

That person doesn’t respect the people\par that hate God.\par But that person shows honor to\par all the people who serve the Lord.\par If he makes a promise to his neighbor,\par then he does what he promised to do. {\cf2\super [81]} \par

Ezekiel 17:13

Then Nebuchadnezzar made an agreement with a man from the king’s family. Nebuchadnezzar forced that man to make a promise. So this man promised to be loyal to Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar made this man the new king of Judah. Then he took all the powerful men away from Judah.

Ezekiel 17:16

The Lord my Master says, “By my life, I promise this new king will die in Babylonia! Nebuchadnezzar made this man the new king of Judah. But this man broke his promise with Nebuchadnezzar. This new king ignored that agreement.

Hebrews 11:31

And Rahab, the prostitute, {\cf2\super [155]} welcomed the \{Israelite\} spies and helped them like friends. And because of her faith she was not killed with those other people who refused to obey.

Joshua 6:17

The city and everything in it belongs to the Lord. [29] Only Rahab the prostitute and all the people in her house will remain alive. These people must not be killed because Rahab helped the two spies.

Joshua 6:23

So the two men went into the house and brought out Rahab. They also brought out her father, mother, brothers, all her family, and all the other people that were with her. They put all the people in a safe place outside the camp of Israel.

Joshua 9:15

Joshua agreed to make peace with them. He agreed to let them live. The leaders of Israel agreed with this promise of Joshua.

Judges 1:25

The man showed the spies the secret way into the city. The men of Joseph used their swords to kill the people of Bethel. But they did not hurt the man that helped them. And they did not hurt the people in his family. That man and his family were allowed to go free.