Adam Clarke Commentary - Joshua 2:15

Adam Clarke Commentary - Joshua 2:15 - 2:15

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Adam Clarke Commentary - Joshua 2:15 - 2:15

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2:1 - 2:1
2:3 - 2:3
2:4 - 2:4
2:5 - 2:5
2:6 - 2:6
2:9 - 2:9
2:11 - 2:11
2:12 - 2:12
2:13 - 2:13
2:14 - 2:14
2:15 - 2:15
2:16 - 2:16
2:18 - 2:18
2:20 - 2:20
2:23 - 2:23
2:24 - 2:24

Then she let them down by a cord etc. - The natural place of this verse is after the first clause of Jos 2:21; for it is certain that she did not let them down in the basket till all those circumstances marked from Jos 2:16-20 inclusive had taken place.

She dwelt upon the wall - That is, either the wall of the city made a part of her house or her house was built close to the wall, so that the top or battlements of it were above the wall with a window that looked out to the country. As the city gates were now shut there was no way for the spies to escape but through this window; and in order to this she let them down through the window in a basket suspended by a cord, till they reached the ground on the outside of the wall.