"And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until…" — Joshua 2:16

Joshua 2:16 · KJV

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

— Joshua 2:16

Verse 15

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

Verse 17

And the men said unto her, We {will be} blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

Joshua 2 — Context

And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee. {for...: Heb. instead of you to die}

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

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

And the men said unto her, We {will be} blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

Behold, {when} we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee. {bring: Heb. gather}

Cross References

1 Samuel 23:14

And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

James 2:25

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

Psalms 11:1

[To the chief Musician, {A Psalm} of David.] In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee {as} a bird to your mountain?

1 Samuel 23:29

And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.

Joshua 2:22

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