'Spies' in the Bible

Joseph remembered the dreams which he had about them, and said to them, “You are spies; you have come to look at the undefended parts of our land.”

We are all sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies.”

Joseph said to them, “It is as I said to you, you are spies;

Send one of you that he may get your brother, while you remain confined, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you. But if not, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies.”

“The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly with us, and took us for spies of the country.

But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.

But bring your youngest brother to me that I may know that you are not spies, but honest men. I will give your brother to you, and you may trade in the land.’”

Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as spies secretly from Shittim, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lodged there.

So the young men who were spies went in and brought out Rahab and her father and her mother and her brothers and all she had; they also brought out all her relatives and placed them outside the camp of Israel.

The spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city and we will treat you kindly.”

David sent out spies, and he knew that Saul was definitely coming.

But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron.’”

“From there he spies out food;His eyes see it from afar.

The wicked spies upon the righteousAnd seeks to kill him.

So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could deliver Him to the rule and the authority of the governor.

By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace.