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Joshua 2:7 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" The men pursued them along the way to the fords of the Jordan River. As soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate. "

Joshua 2:7

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5 About the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, the men went out. Where the men went, I don’t know. Pursue them quickly. You may catch up with them.”

6 But she had brought them up to the roof, and hidden them under the stalks of flax which she had laid in order on the roof.

7 The men pursued them along the way to the fords of the Jordan River. As soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.

8 Before they had lain down, she came up to them on the roof.

9 She said to the men, “I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.

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Judges 3:28

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"He said to them, “Follow me; for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” They followed him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and didn’t allow any man to pass over."

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"They did as she asked them and shut the garden doors, and went out themselves at the side doors to fetch the things that she had commanded them. They didn’t see the elders, because they were hidden."

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"When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stored them in the house. Then he let the men go, and they departed."

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2 Kings 7:15

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"They went after them to the Jordan; and behold, all the path was full of garments and equipment which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. The messengers returned and told the king."

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Joshua 2:1

"Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two men out of Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, including Jericho.” They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept there."

Joshua 2:2

"The king of Jericho was told, “Behold, men of the children of Israel came in here tonight to spy out the land.”"

Joshua 2:3

"Jericho’s king sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered into your house; for they have come to spy out all the land.”"

Joshua 2:4

"The woman took the two men and hid them. Then she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I didn’t know where they came from."

Joshua 2:5

"About the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, the men went out. Where the men went, I don’t know. Pursue them quickly. You may catch up with them.”"

Joshua 2:6

"But she had brought them up to the roof, and hidden them under the stalks of flax which she had laid in order on the roof."

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