Joshua 2:7
And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And the men pursued after them,.... As they thought:
the way to Jordan; on the other side of which the people of Israel lay encamped, to which they supposed, according to Rahab's account, these two…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
The sense is, that “they pursued along the way which leads to Jordan and across the fords;” probably those described in Jdg 3:28.
In these verses we have,
I. The prudence of Joshua, in sending spies to observe this important pass, which was likely to be disputed at the entrance of Israel into Canaan (v. 1). Go view the land,…