Judges 1:22-24

New Catholic Bible

²² The descendants of Joseph^[a] attacked Bethel, and the Lord was with them. ²³ The descendants of Joseph had first sent up spies against Bethel. (Its name had previously been Luz.) ²⁴ The spies saw a man coming out of the city and said to him, “If you show us an entranceway into the city, we will be merciful to you.”