1 Joshua, the son of Nun, sent two spies from Shittim. He sent them in secret. He said to them, "Go. Look the land over. Most of all, check out Jericho." So they went to Jericho. They stayed at the house of a prostitute. Her name was Rahab.
2 The king of Jericho was told, "Look! Some of the people of Israel have come here tonight. They've come to check out the land."
3 So the king sent a message to Rahab. It said, "Bring out the men who came into your house. They've come to check out the whole land."
4 But the woman had hidden the two men. She said, "It's true that the men came here. But I didn't know where they had come from.