Joshua 2:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. ”

Joshua 2:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the men said unto her, (h) We [will be] blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. (h) We will be released from our oath if you perform this condition that follows for so shall...
Joshua 2:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

II. Two Hebrew Spies Visit Jericho and Evade Capture. The narrative is inconsistent with Joshua 1:11 , Within three days ye are to pass over Jordan. The events in ch. 2 must have taken longer than...
Joshua 2:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Joshua 2:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 17-20. And the men said unto her, &c.— Before they left her house, they had answered her request with respect to her security; as they not only engaged themselves to perform it, but al...
Joshua 2:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Joshua 2:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Two Spies at Jericho Joshua himself had been one of twelve sent by Moses on a similar errand, some thirty-eight years before ( Numbers 13 ). The incident, natural in itself, acquires a special...
Joshua 2:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER VII. THE SPIES IN JERICHO. Joshua 2:1-24 . IT was not long ere Joshua found an occasion not only for the exercise of that courage to which he had been so emphatically called both by God...
Joshua 2:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Escape and Report of the Spies Joshua 2:15-24 Rahab's trust in the promise of the spies, and in the efficacy of the scarlet line around her window is a striking type of the faith that re...
Joshua 2:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Forty years before this time the spies had been sent out and had brought back to Moses their reports of the land. Of these, Joshua had been one of the two who had brought back a report revealing thei...
Joshua 2:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I pass over all the several particulars of the agreement between Rahab and the spies, to call the Reader's attention to the interesting circumstances to which Rahab was enjoined by the spies, as sign...
Joshua 2:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the men said unto her ,.... Some think that this discourse, which passed between the spies and her, was while in the house before she let them down, or otherwise they would have been in danger o...
Joshua 2:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the men said unto her, We [will be] blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. Ver. 17. We will be blameless of this thine oath, ] q.d, Great haste though we have, yet will...
Joshua 2:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The men said Or, had said; namely, before she let them down; it being very improbable either that she would dismiss them before the condition was agreed on, or that she would discourse with them,...
Joshua 2:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE SPIES RECEIVED AND HIDDEN BY RAHAB (vv. 1-24) Joshua then sent two spies to "view the land, especially Jericho"(v. 1).Twelve men had been sent before at the request of the people ( Deuterono...
Joshua 2:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; 9 And she said unto the men, I know that the L ORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, a...
Joshua 2:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The men said, or, had said ; namely, before she let them down; it being very improbable, either that she would dismiss them before the condition was expressed and agreed; or that she would discour...
Joshua 2:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And the men said to her, “We will be guiltless of this your oath which you have made us swear.” ' In such a case as this constant reassurance was required, for it was a matter of life and death...
Joshua 2:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 2:14 . Our life for yours] The sentiment is, “If we fail to regard your lives as sacred, may God so fail to think of ours.” It became afterwards a common form of oath in I...
Joshua 2:17 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Joshua 2:1-18 . Spies are a part of the unhappy machinery of war. They are counted as necessary as the general, or as the boy who blows the bugle. It is with an army and in a war that Joshua is now...
Joshua 2:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 2:1 . Sent out two spies. Many read, “Joshua had sent out.” Being a wary general he would lose no time in gaining every kind of information. A harlot's house, named Rahab. The word is ren...
Joshua 2:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

Joshua . .. sent out . .. two men to spy. The spies despatched I. The position in which joshua and the Israelites were placed. It was a difficult task that had been performed by Moses; di...
Joshua 2:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE OATH OF THE SPIES .— Joshua 2:12 Kindness. The original is perhaps a little stronger, and involves usually the idea of mercy and pity. This, however, is not alway...
Joshua 2:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Spies Saved by Rahab
Joshua 2:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 21:1 ; 2 Samuel 21:2 ; 2 Samuel 21:7 ; Exodus 20:7 ; Genesis 24:3-8 ; Joshua 2:20 ; Leviticus 19:11 ; Leviticus 19:12 ; Numbers 30:2
Joshua 2:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Preparing to Possess the Land Joshua 2:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The men who fell by the way. The closing verses of Joshua 1:1-18 , give the story of Joshua's preparations to carry out God's...
Joshua 2:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Said — Or, had said; namely, before she let them down; it being very improbable, either that she would dismiss them before the condition was agreed on; or that she would discourse with them, or the...

Joshua 2:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Joshua 2:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 2:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Joshua 2:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Joshua 2:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Joshua 2:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 2:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Joshua 2:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Joshua 2:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Joshua 2:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Joshua 2:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joshua 2:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joshua 2:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 2:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 2:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joshua 2:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Joshua 2:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 2:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Joshua 2:17 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Joshua 2:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 2:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

Joshua 2:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Joshua 2:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Joshua 2:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 2:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Joshua 2:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes