Verse 1

Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites; no one was allowed to go out or come in.

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  • Josh 2:7 : 7 The pursuers set out along the road toward the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they left, the city gate was shut.
  • Josh 2:9-9 : 9 and said to them, "I know that the LORD has given you this land and that fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. 10 We have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed. 11 When we heard of it, our hearts melted, and everyone's courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below. 12 Now then, please swear to me by the LORD that you will show kindness to my family because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign 13 that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will save us from death." 14 The men said to her, "Our lives for your lives! If you don't tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully when the LORD gives us the land."
  • Josh 2:24 : 24 They said to Joshua, "The LORD has surely given the whole land into our hands; all the inhabitants of the land are melting in fear because of us."
  • 2 Kgs 17:4 : 4 But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was conspiring against him, for Hoshea had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as he had done year by year. Therefore, the king of Assyria detained him and bound him in prison.
  • Ps 127:1 : 1 Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stay awake in vain.