Bible Cross References
And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.
Joshua 2:4-24
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"Some men did come to my house," she answered, "but I don't know where they were from. They left at sundown before the city gate was closed. I didn't find out where they were going, but if you start after them quickly, you can catch them." (Now Rahab had taken the two spies up on the roof and hidden them under some stalks of flax that she had put there.)
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The king's men left the city, and then the gate was shut. They went looking for the Israelite spies as far as the place where the road crosses the Jordan.
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Before the spies settled down for the night, Rahab went up on the roof
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and said to them, "I know that the LORD has given you this land. Everyone in the country is terrified of you.
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We have heard how the LORD dried up the Red Sea in front of you when you were leaving Egypt. We have also heard how you killed Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan.
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We were afraid as soon as we heard about it; we have all lost our courage because of you. The LORD your God is God in heaven above and here on earth.
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Now swear by him that you will treat my family as kindly as I have treated you, and give me some sign that I can trust you.
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Promise me that you will save my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all their families! Don't let us be killed!"
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The men said to her, "May God take our lives if we don't do as we say! If you do not tell anyone what we have been doing, we promise you that when the LORD gives us this land, we will treat you well."
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Rahab lived in a house built into the city wall, so she let the men down from the window by a rope.
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"Go into the hill country," she said, "or the king's men will find you. Hide there for three days until they come back. After that, you can go on your way."
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The men said to her, "We will keep the promise that you have made us give.
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This is what you must do. When we invade your land, tie this red cord to the window you let us down from. Get your father and mother, your brothers, and all your father's family together in your house.
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If anyone goes out of the house, his death will be his own fault, and we will not be responsible; but if anyone in the house with you is harmed, then we will be responsible.
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However, if you tell anyone what we have been doing, then we will not have to keep our promise which you have made us give you."
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She agreed and sent them away. When they had gone, she tied the red cord to the window.
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The spies went into the hills and hid. The king's men looked for them all over the countryside for three days, but they did not find them, so they returned to Jericho.
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Then the two spies came down from the hills, crossed the river, and went back to Joshua. They told him everything that had happened,
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and then said, "We are sure that the LORD has given us the whole country. All the people there are terrified of us."
1 Samuel 21:2
"I am here on the king's business," David answered. "He told me not to let anyone know what he sent me to do. As for my men, I have told them to meet me at a certain place.
2 Samuel 17:19
The man's wife took a covering, spread it over the opening of the well and scattered grain over it, so that no one would notice anything.
2 Samuel 17:20
Absalom's officials came to the house and asked the woman, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" "They crossed the river," she answered. The men looked for them but could not find them, and so they returned to Jerusalem.