Josué 2:3

3 Pelo que o rei de Jericó mandou dizer a Raabe: Faze sair os homens que vieram a ti e entraram na tua casa, porque vieram espiar toda a terra.

Josué 2:3 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 2:3

And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab
Not merely because she kept a public house, or being a prostitute had often strangers in it, and so conjectured that the men he had notice of might be there; but he sent upon certain information that they were seen to go in there, as it follows:

saying, bring forth the men that are come to thee;
not to commit lewdness with her, though this is the sense some Jewish commentators give; but this neither agrees with the character of the men Joshua had chosen for this purpose, nor answers any end of the king to suggest; nor can it be thought that Rahab would so openly and freely own this, as in ( Joshua 2:4 ) : but what is meant by the phrase is explained in the following clause,

which are entered into thine house:
in order to lodge there that night:

for they be come to search out all the country;
so it was suspected, nor was the suspicion groundless.

Josué 2:3 In-Context

1 De Sitim Josué, filho de Num, enviou secretamente dois homens como espias, dizendo-lhes: Ide reconhecer a terra, particularmente a Jericó. Foram pois, e entraram na casa duma prostituta, que se chamava Raabe, e pousaram ali.

2 Então deu-se notícia ao rei de Jericó, dizendo: Eis que esta noite vieram aqui uns homens dos filhos de Israel, para espiar a terra.

3 Pelo que o rei de Jericó mandou dizer a Raabe: Faze sair os homens que vieram a ti e entraram na tua casa, porque vieram espiar toda a terra.

4 Mas aquela mulher, tomando os dois homens, os escondeu, e disse: é verdade que os homens vieram a mim, porém eu não sabia donde eram;

5 e aconteceu que, havendo-se de fechar a porta, sendo já escuro, aqueles homens saíram. Não sei para onde foram; ide após eles depressa, porque os alcançareis.