Deuteronomy 2:15

Deuteronomy 2:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord’s hand was against them until he had completely eliminated them from the camp.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from the camp, until they had perished.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp until they were consumed.

Context of Deuteronomy 2:15

13Then the Lord said, ‘Get up now and cross the Zered valley.’ So we went across the stream. 1438 years had passed since we left Kadesh-Barnea. By the time we crossed the Zered valley, all the men who had been old enough to fight had now died. The Lord had said that this would happen. The Lord himself removed them so that they all died, one by one. 16Finally, the last one of these men died and no longer lived among the people. 17Then the Lord said to me,

Deuteronomy 2:15 word by word

וְגַ֤ם יַד־יְהוָה֙ הָ֣יְתָה בָּ֔ם לְהֻמָּ֖ם מִקֶּ֣רֶב הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה עַ֖ד תֻּמָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For indeed the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• was against them, to destroyהָמַםhâmam · to confuseH2000
• them from amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• the hostמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• until they were consumedתָּמַםtâmam · to finishH8552

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 2:15

• Judges 2:15When the Israelites went to fight against their enemies, the Lord turned against them. He punished them, as he said he would do. So the Israelites were in great trouble.
• 1 Samuel 5:6The Lord punished the people who lived in Ashdod. He caused them to have a lot of pain, as well as the people in the places near Ashdod. He caused tumours to grow on their bodies.
• 1 Samuel 7:13That is how the Israelites won the fight against the Philistines. The Philistines did not attack Israel land again. All the time that Samuel was alive, the Lord stopped the Philistines from attacking Israel.
• Psalms 32:4In the day and in the night, you punished me very much. It seemed as if the hot sun was taking away my strength. Selah.
• Psalms 78:33So he made their lives end quickly, like a breath. They became very afraid.
• Psalms 90:7Your anger destroys us, and we become very afraid.
• Psalms 106:26So he made a strong promise that he would cause them to die in the desert.
• Isaiah 66:14And when you see these things happen, you will feel very happy! You will become strong and healthy, like fresh grass. The Lord's servants will know that he is there to bless them. But his enemies will see that he is angry with them.
• 1 Corinthians 10:5They all received the same help from God, but most of them did not please God. God caused most of them to die in the wilderness.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 2:15

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-23Verses 8-23 We have the origin of the Moabites, Edomites, and Ammonites. Moses also gives an instance older than any of these; the Caphtorims drove the Avims out of their country. These revolutions show what uncertain things wordly possessions are. It was so of old, and ever will be so. Families decline, and from them estates are transferred to families that increase; so little continuance is there in these things. This is recorded to encourage the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-25Numbers 21:10–20 covers the same time period.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-188-18. we passed ... through the way of the plain--the Arabah or great valley, from Elath ("trees") (the Ailah of the Greeks and Romans). The site of it is marked by extensive mounds of rubbish. Ezion-geber--now Akaba, both were within the territory of Edom; and after making a circuit of its southeastern boundary, the Israelites reached the border of Moab on the southeast of the Salt Sea. They had been forbidden by divine command to molest the Moabites in…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 2:15

• Israel
• Judgments

In the dictionaries

• Contend
• Distress
• Exodus
• Geber
• Horites
• Consume
• Deuteronomy
• Papyrus

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings