亞捫的官長卻對哈嫩說：「大衛派人來安慰你，你以為他是來弔唁你父親嗎？他的臣僕來見你不過是來探聽虛實，想征服這地方。」

但亚扪人的首领对哈嫩说：“大卫差人来安慰你，你想他是尊敬你父亲吗？他的臣仆来见你不是为详察窥探、倾覆这地吗？”

但亚扪人的领袖对哈嫩说：“大卫派人来安慰你，你看他是要尊敬你父亲吗？他的臣仆来见你，不是为了要窥探侦察，而倾覆这地吗？”

但亚扪人的领袖对哈嫩说：“大卫派人来安慰你，你看他是要尊敬你父亲吗？他的臣仆来见你，不是为了要窥探侦察，而倾覆这地吗？”

亚扪的官长却对哈嫩说：“大卫派人来安慰你，你以为他是来吊唁你父亲吗？他的臣仆来见你不过是来探听虚实，想征服这地方。”

但亚扪人的众领袖对哈嫩说：“大卫差派这些慰问的人到你这里来，你以为他是尊敬你父亲吗？他的臣仆来见你，不是为了窥探、倾覆、侦察这地吗？”

但亞捫人的首領對哈嫩說：「大衛差人來安慰你，你想他是尊敬你父親嗎？他的臣僕來見你不是為詳察窺探、傾覆這地嗎？」

但亞捫人的領袖對哈嫩說：「大衛派人來安慰你，你看他是要尊敬你父親嗎？他的臣僕來見你，不是為了要窺探偵察，而傾覆這地嗎？」

但亞捫人的領袖對哈嫩說：「大衛派人來安慰你，你看他是要尊敬你父親嗎？他的臣僕來見你，不是為了要窺探偵察，而傾覆這地嗎？」

但亞捫人的眾領袖對哈嫩說：“大衛差派這些慰問的人到你這裡來，你以為他是尊敬你父親嗎？他的臣僕來見你，不是為了窺探、傾覆、偵察這地嗎？”

但是亞捫人的首領對哈嫩說：大衛差遣慰問者到你這裏來、你看他是敬重你父親麼？他的臣僕到你這裏來、豈不是要窺察、傾覆、偵探這地麼？』

亞捫族之牧伯謂哈嫩曰、大衛遣唁者詣爾、爾意大衛果敬爾父乎、其僕詣爾、詎非窺察此地、而滅之耶、

亞捫族諸伯告哈嫩曰、爾謂大闢唁爾父喪、其意豈在尊崇乎。蓋遣其臣、詳察我地、使我敗亡耳。

亞捫之侯伯謂哈嫩曰、大衛遣使來唁王、王以為大衛果敬王父乎、其臣僕來見王、乃欲窺探斯地以傾滅之、

the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun,“ Do you think David is honoring your father by sending envoys to you to express sympathy? Haven’t his envoys come to you only to explore and spy out the country and overthrow it?”

The Ammonite commanders spoke to Hanun. They said,“ David has sent messengers to tell you he is sad. They say he wants to honor your father. But the real reason they’ve come is to look the land over. They want to destroy it.”

But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun,“ Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Have not his servants come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?”

the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun,“ Do you really think these men are coming here to honor your father? No! David has sent them to spy out the land so they can come in and conquer it!”

the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun,“ Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, haven’t his emissaries come in order to scout out, overthrow, and spy on the land?”

But the commanders among the sons of Ammon said to Hanun,“ Do you think that David is honoring your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Have his servants not come to you to search, to demolish, and to spy out the land?”

And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun,“ Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Did his servants not come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?”

But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun,“ Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, hasn’t David sent his emissaries in order to scout out, overthrow, and spy on the land?”

But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

the Ammonite officials said to Hanun,“ Do you really think David is trying to honor your father by sending these messengers to express his sympathy? No, his servants have come to you so they can get information and spy out the land!”

But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun,“ Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Haven’t his servants come to you to search, to overthrow, and to spy out the land?”

不輕浮無禮；不自私自利，不輕易動怒，不懷怨記恨；不喜愛不義，只喜愛真理。凡事能包容，凡事有信心，凡事有盼望，凡事能忍耐。

羅波安卻沒有採納老臣的意見。他又去徵詢那些和他一起長大的青年臣僚的意見，說：「民眾求我減輕我父親加給他們的重擔。你們認為我該怎樣回覆他們？」他們說：「民眾說你父親使他們負擔沉重，請求你減輕他們的負擔。你可以這樣回覆他們，『我的小指頭比我父親的腰還粗。我父親使你們負重擔，我要使你們負更重的擔子；我父親用鞭子打你們，我要用刺鞭打你們。』」

他們先派人去打探伯特利，那裡從前名叫路斯。探子看見一個人從城裡出來，就對他說：「請你告訴我們進城的路，我們必善待你。」

他們卻生氣地說：「請送這個人回到你安置他的地方，他不可和我們一起去打仗，免得他在戰場上倒戈。他提著我們的腦袋去重投故主豈不是最好的方法嗎？

亞吉說：「你在我眼中就像上帝的天使一樣好，只是非利士眾官長反對你與我們一起出戰。

五人回到瑣拉和以實陶後，族人問他們：「你們有什麼發現嗎？」他們回答說：「我們前去攻取那地方吧！我們已經打探清楚了，那地方非常好。你們還等什麼？要趕快去佔領那地方。你們到了那裡，會看見當地的居民毫無防範，那裡地大物博，一無所缺。上帝已經把那地方賜給我們了。」

約瑟想起了自己從前做的兩個夢，就對他們說：「你們是奸細，是來探聽我們虛實的！」他們說：「我主啊，不是的！僕人們是來買糧的。僕人們都是弟兄，是誠實人，不是奸細。」約瑟說：「不對，你們是來探聽我們虛實的。」他們說：「僕人們共有弟兄十二人，父親住在迦南，最年幼的弟弟留在父親身邊，還有一個已經去世。」約瑟說：「我說你們是奸細一點不錯。我以法老的性命起誓，你們最小的弟弟不來這裡，你們都不能走，這是對你們的驗證。你們派一個人回去把你們的弟弟帶來，其他人都要被囚禁在這裡，我要看看你們說的是真還是假。要是你們說的是假話，我以法老的性命起誓，你們一定是奸細。」於是，約瑟把他們囚禁了三天。到了第三天，約瑟對他們說：「我是敬畏上帝的人，你們照我的話做就能活命。

但支派的人從瑣拉和以實陶派本族的五名勇士去打探、察看那個地方。他們吩咐說：「你們去察看那個地方。」他們到了以法蓮山區，在米迦家裡借宿。

嫩的兒子約書亞暗中從什亭派出兩個探子去偵察對岸，特別是耶利哥的情況。他們來到一個名叫喇合的妓女家中，就住在那裡。有人告訴耶利哥王說：「今天晚上有以色列人來這裡刺探。」耶利哥王便派人到喇合那裡，對她說：「把來到你家裡的人交出來，因為他們是來刺探我們的。」