Deuteronomy 2:16

Journey past Ammon

16 "When all the fighting men had died among the people,

Deuteronomy 2:16 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 2:16

So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed,
&c.] By wasting diseases and judgments of one kind or another:

and dead from among the people;
the rising and surviving generation.

Deuteronomy 2:16 In-Context

14 The time we spent traveling from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed the Zered Valley was 38 years until the entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the Lord had sworn to them.

15 Indeed, the Lord's hand was against them, to eliminate them from the camp until they had all perished.

16 "When all the fighting men had died among the people,

17 the Lord spoke to me,

18 'Today you are going to cross the border of Moab at Ar.