2 Samuel 10:3 References

3 the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, "Do you think that David is honoring your father because he has sent consolers to you? aHas David not sent his servants to you in order to search the city, to spy it out and overthrow it?"

a Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:16

Genesis 42

9 Joseph aremembered the dreams which he had about them, and said to them, "You are spies; you have come to look at the undefended parts of our land."

Genesis 42

16 "Send one of you that he may get your brother, while you remain confined, that your words may be tested, whether there is atruth in you. But if not, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies."