Josephrememberedthe dreamswhichhe hadabout them, and saidto them, "You are spies;you have cometo lookat the undefendedpartsof our land."
His brotherswere jealousof him, but his fatherkeptthe saying[in mind].
"Sendoneof you that he may getyour brother,while you remain confined,that your wordsmay be tested,whether there is truthin you. But ifnot, by the lifeof Pharaoh,surelyyou are spies."
But bringyour youngestbrotherto me that I may knowthat you are not spies,but honestmen.I will giveyour brotherto you, and you may tradein the land.'"
the princesof the Ammonitessaidto Hanuntheir lord,"Do you thinkthat Davidis honoringyour fatherbecausehe has sentconsolersto you? Has Davidnot senthis servantsto you in orderto searchthe city,to spyit out and overthrowit?"
Then the LORDsmotethe people,becauseof whatthey didwith the calfwhichAaronhad made.
"Sendout for yourself menso that they may spyout the landof Canaan,whichI am going to giveto the sonsof Israel;you shall senda manfrom eachof their fathers'tribes,everyonea leaderamong them."
Sothey watchedHim, and sentspieswho pretendedto be righteous,in orderthat they might catchHim in some statement,sothat they [could] deliverHim to the ruleand the authorityof the governor.
By faithRahabthe harlotdid not perish alongwith thosewho were disobedient,after she had welcomedthe spiesin peace.
Then Joshuathe sonof Nunsenttwomenas spiessecretlyfrom Shittim,saying,"Go,viewthe land,especiallyJericho."So they wentand cameinto the houseof a harlotwhose namewas Rahab,and lodgedthere.
So the youngmenwho were spieswentin and broughtout Rahaband her fatherand her motherand her brothersand allshe had; they also broughtout allher relativesand placedthem outsidethe campof Israel.
The spiessawa mancomingout of the cityand they saidto him, "Pleaseshowus the entranceto the cityand we will treatyou kindly."
Davidsentout spies,and he knewthat Saulwas definitelycoming.
