Deuteronomy 1:19-46 - Israel's Disobedience At Kadesh-Barnea
19 And then we departed from Horeb and walked through all that great and terrible wilderness, as ye have seen along by the way that leadeth unto the hills of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us, and came to Kadesh Barnea. 20 And there I said unto you, 'Ye are come unto the hills of the Amorites, which the LORD our God doth give unto us. 21 Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee. Go up and conquer it, as the LORD God of thy fathers sayeth unto thee: fear not, neither be discouraged.'
22 And then ye came unto me every one and said, 'Let us send men before us, to search us out the land and to bring us word again, both what way we shall go up by, and unto what cities we shall come.' 23 And the saying pleased me well, and I took twelve men of you; of every tribe, one. 24 And they departed and went up into the high country and came unto the river Eshcol, and searched it out, 25 and took of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down unto us and brought us word again, and said, 'It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.'
26 Notwithstanding, ye would not consent to go up, but were disobedient unto the mouth of the LORD your God, 27 and murmured in your tents and said, 'Because the LORD hateth us, therefore he hath brought us out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites and to destroy us. 28 How shall we go up? Our brethren have discouraged our hearts, saying the people is greater and taller than we, and the cities are great and walled even up to heaven, and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.'
29 And I said unto you, 'Dread not, nor be afraid of them: 30 The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did unto you in Egypt before your eyes 31 and in the wilderness: as thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee as a man should bear his son, throughout all the way which ye have gone, until ye came unto this place.' 32 And yet for all this saying ye did not believe the LORD your God, 33 which goeth the way before you to search you out a place to pitch your tents in; in fire by night - that ye might see what way to go - and in a cloud by day.
34 And the LORD heard the voice of your words and was wroth and swore saying, 35 'There shall not one of these men of this froward generation see that good land which I sware to give unto your fathers, 36 save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him I will give the land which he hath walked in and to his children, because he hath continually followed the LORD.'
37 Likewise the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, 'Thou also shalt not go in thither. 38 But Joshua the son of Nun which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither. Bold him therefore, for he shall divide it unto Israel. 39 Moreover, your children, which ye said should be a prey; and your sons, which know neither good nor bad this day; they shall go in thither and unto them I will give it, and they shall enjoy it. 40 But as for you, turn back and take your journey into the wilderness: even the way to the reed sea.'
41 Then ye answered and said unto me, 'We have sinned against the LORD: we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us.' And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war and were ready to go up into the hills,
42 the LORD said unto me, 'Say unto them: see that ye go not up and that ye fight not, for I am not among you: lest ye be plagued before your enemies.' 43 And when I told you, ye would not hear: but disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hills. 44 Then the Amorites, which dwelt in those hills, came out against you and chased you as bees do, and hewed you in Seir, even unto Hormah. 45 And ye came again and wept before the LORD: but the LORD would not hear your voice nor give you audience. 46 And so ye abode in Kadesh a long season, according unto the time that ye there dwelt.