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Deuteronomy 2:15

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 2:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Moreover the hand of Jehovah was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Moreover the hand of Jehovah was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.
Deuteronomy 2:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12The Horites also dwelt in Seir aforetime, but the children of Esau succeeded them; and they destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which Jehovah gave unto them.)
13Now rise up, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.
14And the days in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, were thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were consumed from the midst of the camp, as Jehovah sware unto them.
15Moreover the hand of Jehovah was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.
16So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,
17that Jehovah spake unto me, saying,
18Thou art this day to pass over Ar, the border of Moab:
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, etc.] His power was exerted in a way of wrath and vengeance on them, for their murmurings at the report of the spies; and therefore, it is no wonder they were consumed, for strong is his hand, and high is his right hand; and when lifted up it falls heavy, and there is no standing up under it, or against it: it smote them with one disease or another, or brought one judgment or another upon them: as the sword of Amalek, by which many were cut off, and the plague at Shittim in the plains of Moab, in which died 24,000; besides the destruction of Korah and his company, which was quickly after the affair of the spies, and the plague at that time,…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the hand of the: Jdg 2:15; Sa1 5:6, Sa1 5:9, Sa1 5:11, Sa1 7:13; Psa 32:4, Psa 78:33, Psa 90:7-9, Psa 106:26; Isa 66:14; Co1 10:5 Deuteronomy 2:18”
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