21“I accept your terms,” she replied. And she sent them on their way, leaving the scarlet rope hanging from the window.

22The spies went up into the hill country and stayed there three days. The men who were chasing them searched everywhere along the road, but they finally returned without success.

23Then the two spies came down from the hill country, crossed the Jordan River, and reported to Joshua all that had happened to them. 24“The Lord has given us the whole land,” they said, “for all the people in the land are terrified of us.”