John Gill Commentary Joshua 2:8

"And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;" — Joshua 2:8 (ASV)

And before they were laid down
Under the stalks of the flax; or rather, since they are said to be hid in them, before they were fallen asleep, so Kimchi and Abarbinel.

she came up unto them upon the roof ;
to acquaint them how things were, and to converse with them on the following subjects.