Joshua 2:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear. If thou utter this our business - It was prudent to make her life depend on her secresy; had it been otherwise she might have been tempted to give information, not only concerning the spies, but concerning the designs of the Israelites. But her life being at stake, added to every other motive, she kept the secret for the sake of her own personal safety and that of all her relatives.