2And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel, to search out the country.


In Context

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

2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel, to search out the country.

3 And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that have come to thee, who have entered into thy house: for they have come to search out all the country.

4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men to me, but I knew not whence they were:

Joshua 2:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:2And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:2The king of Jericho was told, "Look! Some of the Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:2And it was told the king of Jericho, and was said : Behold there are men come in hither, by night, of the children of Israel, to spy the land.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:2And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:2And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, men have come hither to-night from the children of Israel to search out the land.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:2And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:2The king of Jericho was told, |Behold, men of the children of Israel came in here tonight to spy out the land.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:2And it is told to the king of Jericho, saying, 'Lo, men have come in hither to-night, from the sons of Israel, to search the land.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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