Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But they went and came to the mountains, and stayed there three days, till they that pursued them were returned. For having sought them through all the way, they found them not. found them not 1 Samuel 19:10-12 And Saul endeavoured to nail David to the wall with his spear. And David slipt away out of the presence of Saul: and the spear missed him, and was fastened in the wall, and David fled, and escaped that night. . . . 2 Samuel 17:20 And when Absalom's servants were come into the house, they said to the woman: Where is Achimaas and Jonathan? and the woman answered them: They passed on in haste, after they had tasted a little water. But they that sought them, when they found them not, returned into Jerusalem. Psalm 32:6,7 For this shall every one that is holy pray to thee in a seasonable time. And yet in a flood of many waters, they shall not come nigh unto him. . . . Context The Promise to Rahab…21And she answered: As you have spoken, so be it done: and sending them on their way, she hung the scarlet cord in the window. 22But they went and came to the mountains, and stayed there three days, till they that pursued them were returned. For having sought them through all the way, they found them not.23And when they were gone back into the city, the spies returned, and came down from the mountain: and passing over the Jordan, they came to Joshua, the son of Nun, and told him all that befel them,… Cross References Joshua 2:21 And she answered: As you have spoken, so be it done: and sending them on their way, she hung the scarlet cord in the window. Joshua 2:23 And when they were gone back into the city, the spies returned, and came down from the mountain: and passing over the Jordan, they came to Joshua, the son of Nun, and told him all that befel them, Lexicon So the [spies] went outוַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go into the hill country הָהָ֔רָה (hā·hā·rāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country and stayed וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ (way·yê·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry there שָׁם֙ (šām) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither three שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7969: Three, third, thrice days, יָמִ֔ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while their pursuers הָרֹדְפִ֑ים (hā·rō·ḏə·p̄îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute had returned שָׁ֖בוּ (šā·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again without וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no finding them, מָצָֽאוּ׃ (mā·ṣā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present having searched וַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּ (way·ḇaq·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1245: To search out, to strive after all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every along the road. הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ (had·de·reḵ) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action Additional Translations 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.And they went, and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. 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. And they came to the hill-country, and remained there three days; and the pursuers searched all the roads, and found them not. And they went, and came to the mountain, and remained there three days, until the pursuers had returned; and the pursuers sought them all the way, and found them not. 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. And they went, and came to the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers had returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. They went, and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. The pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but didn't find them. 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. Jump to Previous Abide Abode Country Departed Everywhere Hill Hill-Country Hills Mountain Pursuers Road Search Searched Searching Seek Sought Three Throughout Turned WayJump to Next Abide Abode Country Departed Everywhere Hill Hill-Country Hills Mountain Pursuers Road Search Searched Searching Seek Sought Three Throughout Turned WayLinks Joshua 2:22 NIVJoshua 2:22 NLT Joshua 2:22 ESV Joshua 2:22 NASB Joshua 2:22 KJV Joshua 2:22 Bible Apps Joshua 2:22 Biblia Paralela Joshua 2:22 Chinese Bible Joshua 2:22 French Bible Joshua 2:22 German Bible Alphabetical: all along and but came country days departed finding for found had hill hills into left not Now pursuers remained returned road searched sought stayed the them there they three to until went When without OT History: Joshua 2:22 They went and came to the mountain (Josh. 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