Joshua 2:22

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.”

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BSBPD

“So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And they go, and come in to the mountain, and abide there three days until the pursuers have turned back; and the pursuers seek in all the way, and have not found.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 2:22 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 19:10Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear struck the wall and David eluded him, ran away, and escaped that night.
  2. 2 Samuel 17:20When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
  3. Psalms 32:6Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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