Joshua 2:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the woman took the two men and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I did not know where they were from:

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  • 2 Sam 17:19-20 : 19 And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn on it; and the thing was not known. 20 And when Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, they said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said to them, They have gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
  • 2 Kgs 6:19 : 19 And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek. But he led them to Samaria.
  • Exod 1:19 : 19 And the midwives said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and give birth before the midwives come to them.
  • 2 Sam 16:18-19 : 18 And Hushai said to Absalom, No; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel chose, his will I be, and with him will I remain. 19 And again, whom should I serve? Should I not serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father's presence, so will I be in your presence.

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  • Josh 2:1-3
    3 verses
    84%

    1And Joshua the son of Nun sent out from Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went and entered a prostitute's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

    2And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the country.

    3And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered your house: for they have come to search out all the country.

  • Josh 2:5-9
    5 verses
    83%

    5And it came to pass about the time of closing the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: where the men went I do not know: pursue after them quickly; for you shall overtake them.

    6But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.

    7And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they who pursued after them had gone out, they shut the gate.

    8And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

    9And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that your terror has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

  • Josh 2:14-18
    5 verses
    78%

    14And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if you do not reveal this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.

    15Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

    16And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers return: and afterward you may go your way.

    17And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this your oath which you have made us swear.

    18Behold, when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you let us down by: and you shall bring your father, and your mother, and your brothers, and all your father's household, home unto you.

  • Josh 6:22-23
    2 verses
    77%

    22But Joshua had said to the two men who had spied out the land, Go into the prostitute's house, and bring out from there the woman, and all that she has, as you swore to her.

    23And the young men who were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brothers, and all that she had; and they brought out all her relatives, and left them outside the camp of Israel.

  • Josh 2:20-23
    4 verses
    75%

    20And if you reveal this our business, then we will be released from your oath which you have made us swear.

    21And she said, According to your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.

    22And they went, and came unto the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.

    23So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:

  • Josh 6:25
    72%

    25And Joshua saved Rahab the prostitute alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwells in Israel even to this day; because she hid the messengers, whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

  • Gen 38:21-22
    2 verses
    70%

    21He asked the men of the place, Where is the prostitute who was by the roadside? They said, There has been no prostitute here.

    22So he returned to Judah and said, I could not find her; and the men of the place said there has been no prostitute there.

  • Gen 19:5
    70%

    5And they called to Lot, and said to him, Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.

  • 2 Sam 17:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn on it; and the thing was not known.

    20And when Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, they said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said to them, They have gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

  • Judg 19:22-23
    2 verses
    70%

    22As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, surrounded the house, and beat at the door, and spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, "Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him."

    23And the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, "No, my brothers, no, I beg you, do not act so wickedly, seeing this man has come into my house; do not do this disgraceful thing.

  • Gen 39:14
    69%

    14That she called the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, See, he has brought in a Hebrew to us to mock us; he came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice:

  • Josh 6:17
    69%

    17And the city shall be accursed, it and all that are in it, to the LORD: only Rahab the prostitute shall live, she and all who are with her in her house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

  • Jas 2:25
    69%

    25Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?

  • Judg 4:20
    69%

    20Then he said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and if anyone comes and asks you, Is there a man here? you shall say, No.

  • Heb 11:31
    69%

    31By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace.

  • 1 Kgs 3:17-18
    2 verses
    69%

    17And one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I gave birth to a child with her in the house.

    18And it came to pass the third day after I had given birth, that this woman also gave birth: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, only we two in the house.

  • Gen 19:10
    68%

    10But the men reached out their hands, pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.

  • Judg 1:24
    68%

    24And the spies saw a man come out of the city, and they said to him, Show us, we pray you, the entrance into the city, and we will show you mercy.

  • Judg 19:26
    68%

    26Then the woman came in the dawning of the day and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, until it was light.

  • Ruth 3:14
    68%

    14And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before anyone could recognize another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.

  • Num 5:13
    68%

    13And a man lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and she is undetected, though she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her, nor is she caught in the act;

  • Gen 19:8
    67%

    8Behold now, I have two daughters who have not known a man; let me, I pray you, bring them to you, and do to them as seems good in your eyes: only do nothing to these men; for they have come under the shadow of my roof.

  • Ruth 3:16
    67%

    16And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who are you, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.

  • Gen 38:16
    67%

    16He turned to her by the roadside and said, Let me come in to you; for he did not know she was his daughter-in-law. She said, What will you give me, that you may come in to me?

  • Neh 2:16
    67%

    16And the rulers did not know where I had gone, or what I had done; I had not yet told it to the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the rulers, or the rest who did the work.

  • Gen 24:28
    67%

    28So the young woman ran and told her mother's household these things.

  • Job 31:32
    67%

    32The stranger did not lodge in the street, but I opened my doors to the traveler.

  • Josh 9:6
    66%

    6And they went to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country: now therefore make a treaty with us.

  • Gen 19:2
    66%

    2And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and spend the night, and wash your feet, and you shall rise early and go on your way. And they said, No; but we will stay in the street all night.

  • 2 Sam 14:18
    66%

    18Then the king answered and said to the woman, Do not hide from me, I pray you, the thing that I shall ask you. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

  • Josh 6:1
    66%

    1Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.