Joshua 6:22 (GNV)

Passage

But Ioshua had said vnto the two men that had spied out the countrey, Go into the harlots house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware to her.

Nearby Context

Joshua 6:20 So the people shouted, whe they had blowen trumpets: for when the people had heard the sound of the trumpet, they shouted with a great shoute: and the wall fel downe flat: so the people went vp into the citie, euery man streight before him: and they tooke the citie.

Joshua 6:21 And they vtterly destroyed all that was in the citie, both man and woman, yong, and olde, and oxe, and sheepe, and asse, with the edge of the sword.

Joshua 6:22 But Ioshua had said vnto the two men that had spied out the countrey, Go into the harlots house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware to her.

Joshua 6:23 So the yong men that were spies, went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that shee had: also they brought out all her familie, and put them without the host of Israel.

Joshua 6:24 After they burnt the citie with fire, and all that was therein: onely the siluer and the gold, and the vessels of brasse and yron, they put vnto the treasure of the house of the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ioshua", "said", "vnto", "spied", "countrey", "harlots", "house", and "bring". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ioshua" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And they vtterly destroyed all that was..." into verse 23's "So the yong men that were spies...", so "ioshua" and "said" belong inside that flow. In Joshua context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "ioshua" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.