2 Thessalonians 1:5

Encouragement in Persecution

1:5 This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy ¹  of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.

Joshua 2:12

2:12 So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the Lord’s name. ²  Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. ³  Give me a solemn pledge ⁴ 

Joshua 2:1

Joshua Sends Spies into the Land

2:1 Joshua son of Nun sent two spies out from Shittim secretly and instructed them: ⁵  “Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho.” ⁶  They stopped at the house of a prostitute named Rahab and spent the night there. ⁷ 

Joshua 17:18

17:18 The whole hill country ⁸  will be yours; though it is a forest, you can clear it and it will be entirely yours. ⁹  You can conquer the Canaanites, though they have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels and are strong.”

¹ tn Grk “so that you may be made worthy.” The passive infinitive καταξιωθῆναι (kataxiwqhnai) has been translated as an active construction in English for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “Now, swear to me by the Lord.”

³ tn Heb “with the house of my father.”

⁴ tn Heb “true sign,” that is, “an inviolable token or pledge.”

⁵ tn Heb “Joshua, son of Nun, sent from Shittim two men, spies, secretly, saying.”

⁶ tn Heb “go, see the land, and Jericho.”

⁷ tn Heb “they went and entered the house of a woman, a prostitute, and her name was Rahab, and they slept there.”

⁸ tn The Hebrew text has simply “the hill country,” which must here include the hill country of Ephraim and the forest regions mentioned in v. 15.

⁹ tn Heb “and its limits will be yours.”