Joshua 2:9-17

9She said to them, “I know the Lord will give you this land. Your presence terrifies us. All the people in this country are deathly afraid of you.

10We’ve heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea in front of you when you left Egypt. We’ve also heard what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites, who ruled east of the Jordan River. We’ve heard how you destroyed them for the Lord.

11When we heard about it, we lost heart. There was no courage left in any of us because of you. The Lord your God is the God of heaven and earth.

12Please swear by the Lord that you’ll be as kind to my father’s family as I’ve been to you. Also give me some proof

13that you’ll protect my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and their households, and that you’ll save us from death.”

14The men promised her, “We pledge our lives for your lives. If you don’t tell anyone what we’re doing here, we’ll treat you kindly and honestly when the Lord gives us this land.”

15So she let them down by a rope from her window since her house was built into the city wall. (She lived in the city wall.)

16She told them, “Go to the mountains so that the men who are pursuing you will not find you. Hide there for three days until they return to Jericho. Then you can go on your way.”

17The men told her, “We will be free from the oath which you made us swear, ⌞if you tell anyone what we’re doing here⌟.