Joshua 2:1-6

1Then Joshua sent two men to go out from Shittim. He sent them in secret to see what the land was like. He told them, ‘Go! Look at all the land. Look very carefully at Jericho city.’ When they came to Jericho city, they arrived at the house of a prostitute. Her name was Rahab. They stayed there.

2Some people told the king of Jericho, ‘Look! Some Israelite men have come here tonight to see what our land is like.’

3So the king of Jericho sent a message to Rahab. He said, ‘Bring out the men who are staying in your house. They have come secretly to see what all our land is like!’

4But Rahab had hidden the two men. She replied, ‘Yes, some men did come to me. I did not know where they had come from.

5When it was nearly time to close the gate of the city for the night, they left. I do not know where they went. If you chase after them quickly, you may catch them.’

6But she had taken the men up to the roof. She had hidden them under some straw that she had put there.