Joshua 2:17

And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

Cross-reference

Joshua 2:20 Parallel

Joshua 2:20 restates the same condition from verse 17: if Rahab tells, they are guiltless. It reinforces the oath's terms.

Joshua 6:22 Parallel

In Joshua 6:22, the spies carry out their promise to rescue Rahab, fulfilling the condition set in verse 17.

Numbers 30:2 Related theme

Numbers 30:2 commands keeping vows; the spies' oath is a vow they later fulfill (Joshua 6), illustrating obedience to this law.

2 Samuel 21:7 shows David keeping his oath to Jonathan, paralleling the spies keeping their oath to Rahab. Both honor sworn commitments.

In Genesis 24:8, Abraham's servant is released from his oath if Rebekah refuses — similar conditional release from an oath if the other party fails to act.