Deuteronomy 1:22
And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
Cross-reference
Numbers 13:1–20
Historical context
Numbers 13:1-20 provides the fuller account of the spy mission that the people requested in this verse.
Numbers 13:2
Historical context
Numbers 13:2 is God's direct command to send spies, echoing the people's proposal in this verse.
Numbers 32:8
Historical context
Numbers 32:8 recalls the sending of spies from Kadesh-barnea, the same event initiated by the people's request here.