Joshua 2:5
When it was time to shut the city gate for the night, the men left. I don’t know where they were heading. Chase after them quickly, for you have time to catch them!”
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- Josh 2:7 : 7 Meanwhile the king’s men tried to find them on the road to the Jordan River near the fords. The city gate was shut as soon as they set out in pursuit of them.
- Neh 13:19 : 19 When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered the doors to be closed. I further directed that they were not to be opened until after the Sabbath. I positioned some of my young men at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.
- Isa 60:11 : 11 Your gates will remain open at all times; they will not be shut during the day or at night, so that the wealth of nations may be delivered, with their kings leading the way.
- Jer 50:20 : 20 When that time comes, no guilt will be found in Israel. No sin will be found in Judah. For I will forgive those of them I have allowed to survive. I, the LORD, affirm it!’”
- Ezek 47:1-2 : 1 Water from the Temple Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple. I noticed that water was flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east(for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from under the right side of the temple, from south of the altar. 2 He led me out by way of the north gate and brought me around the outside of the outer gate that faces toward the east; I noticed that the water was trickling out from the south side.
- Ezek 47:12 : 12 On both sides of the river’s banks, every kind of tree will grow for food. Their leaves will not wither nor will their fruit fail, but they will bear fruit every month, because their water source flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.”
- Rom 3:7-8 : 7 For if by my lie the truth of God enhances his glory, why am I still actually being judged as a sinner? 8 And why not say,“Let us do evil so that good may come of it”?– as some who slander us allege that we say.(Their condemnation is deserved!)
- Rev 21:25 : 25 Its gates will never be closed during the day(and there will be no night there).
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- Josh 2:6-83 verses84%
6(Now she had taken them up to the roof and had hidden them in the stalks of flax she had spread out on the roof.)
7Meanwhile the king’s men tried to find them on the road to the Jordan River near the fords. The city gate was shut as soon as they set out in pursuit of them.
8Now before the spies went to sleep, Rahab went up to the roof.
- Josh 2:2-43 verses83%
2The king of Jericho received this report:“Note well! Israelite men have come here tonight to spy on the land.”
3So the king of Jericho sent this order to Rahab:“Turn over the men who came to you– the ones who came to your house– for they have come to spy on the whole land!”
4But the woman hid the two men and replied,“Yes, these men were clients of mine, but I didn’t know where they came from.
- Josh 2:14-185 verses80%
14The men said to her,“If you die, may we die too! If you do not report what we’ve been up to, then, when the LORD hands the land over to us, we will show unswerving allegiance to you.”
15Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window.(Her house was built as part of the city wall; she lived in the wall.)
16She told them,“Head to the hill country, so the ones chasing you don’t find you. Hide from them there for three days, long enough for those chasing you to return. Then you can be on your way.”
17The men said to her,“We are not bound by this oath you made us swear unless the following conditions are met:
18When we invade the land, tie this red rope in the window through which you let us down, and gather together in your house your father, mother, brothers, and all who live in your father’s house.
- Josh 2:21-233 verses77%
21She said,“I agree to these conditions.” She sent them on their way and then tied the red rope in the window.
22They went to the hill country and stayed there for three days, long enough for those chasing them to return. Their pursuers looked all along the way but did not find them.
23Then the two men returned– they came down from the hills, crossed the river, came to Joshua son of Nun, and reported to him all they had discovered.
- Judg 19:22-232 verses74%
22They were having a good time, when suddenly some men of the city, some good-for-nothings, surrounded the house and kept beating on the door. They said to the old man who owned the house,“Send out the man who came to visit you so we can take carnal knowledge of him.”
23The man who owned the house went outside and said to them,“No, my brothers! Don’t do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Don’t do such a disgraceful thing!
- Judg 19:25-284 verses74%
25The men refused to listen to him, so the Levite grabbed his concubine and made her go outside. They raped her and abused her all night long until morning. They let her go at dawn.
26The woman arrived back at daybreak and was sprawled out on the doorstep of the house where her master was staying until it became light.
27When her master got up in the morning, opened the doors of the house, and went outside to start on his journey, there was the woman, his concubine, sprawled out on the doorstep of the house with her hands on the threshold.
28He said to her,“Get up, let’s leave!” But there was no response. He put her on the donkey and went home.
- Judg 19:14-152 verses73%
14So they traveled on, and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin.
15They stopped there and decided to spend the night in Gibeah. They came into the city and sat down in the town square, but no one invited them to spend the night.
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32Now, come up at night with your men and set an ambush in the field outside the city.
- Gen 19:5-62 verses72%
5They shouted to Lot,“Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so we can take carnal knowledge of them!”
6Lot went outside to them, shutting the door behind him.
- Gen 19:10-112 verses72%
10So the men inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house as they shut the door.
11Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, from the youngest to the oldest, with blindness. The men outside wore themselves out trying to find the door.
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9When the man got ready to leave with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him,“Look! The day is almost over! Stay another night! Since the day is over, stay another night here and have a good time. You can get up early tomorrow and start your trip home.”
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14So she slept beside him until morning. She woke up while it was still dark. Boaz thought,“No one must know that a woman visited the threshing floor.”
- Prov 7:8-92 verses70%
8He was passing by the street near her corner, making his way along the road to her house
9in the twilight, the evening, in the dark of the night.
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11When they got near Jebus, it was getting quite late and the servant said to his master,“Come on, let’s stop at this Jebusite city and spend the night in it.”
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13When she saw that he had left his outer garment in her hand and had run outside,
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18but when I raised my voice and screamed, he left his outer garment and ran outside.”
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15I continued up the valley during the night, inspecting the wall. Then I turned back and came to the Valley Gate, and so returned.
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5I and all the troops who are with me will approach the city. When they come out to fight us like before, we will retreat from them.
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15When he heard me raise my voice and scream, he left his outer garment beside me and ran outside.”
- 2 Sam 17:19-202 verses69%
19His wife then took the covering and spread it over the top of the well and scattered some grain over it. No one was aware of what she had done.
20When the servants of Absalom approached the woman at her home, they asked,“Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman replied to them,“They crossed over the stream.” Absalom’s men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
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17But they were so insistent, he became embarrassed. So he said,“Send them out.” They sent the fifty men out and they looked for three days, but could not find Elijah.
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4When he gets ready to go to sleep, take careful notice of the place where he lies down. Then go, uncover his legs, and lie down beside him. He will tell you what you should do.”
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2He said,“Here, my lords, please turn aside to your servant’s house. Stay the night and wash your feet. Then you can be on your way early in the morning.”“No,” they replied,“we’ll spend the night in the town square.”
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24So Joab and Abishai chased Abner. At sunset they came to the hill of Ammah near Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
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17No men were left in Ai or Bethel; they all went out after Israel. They left the city wide open and chased Israel.
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22Joshua told the two men who had spied on the land,“Enter the prostitute’s house and bring out the woman and all who belong to her as you promised her.”
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24the spies spotted a man leaving the city. They said to him,“If you show us a secret entrance into the city, we will reward you.”
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5The leaders of Gibeah attacked me and at night surrounded the house where I was staying. They wanted to kill me; instead they abused my concubine so badly that she died.
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17The man said,“They left this area, for I heard them say,‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
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4They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to the servant who was over his household,“Pursue the men at once! When you overtake them, say to them,‘Why have you repaid good with evil?