And it came to the ears of the Canaanite, the king of Arad, living in the South, that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, and he came out against them and took some of them prisoners.

But the children of Israel would not be controlled by me in the waste land: they were not guided by my rules, and they were turned away from my orders, which, if a man does them, will be life to him; and they had no respect for my Sabbaths: then I said that I would let loose my passion on them in the waste land, and put an end to them.

Believed

Because they had no faith in God, and no hope in his salvation.

And he said to him, If they will not give attention to Moses and the prophets, they will not be moved even if someone comes back from the dead.

But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him:

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And they went on sinning against him even more, turning away from the Most High in the waste land;

But with most of them God was not pleased: for they came to their end in the waste land.