Deuteronomy 1:26

Rebellion Against the LORD

26 But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

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Deuteronomy 1:26 in Other Translations

KJV

26 Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:

ESV

26 "Yet you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

NLT

26 “But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God and refused to go in.

MSG

26 But then you weren't willing to go up. You rebelled against God, your God's plain word.

CSB

26 "But you were not willing to go up, rebelling against the command of the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 1:26 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 1:26

Notwithstanding, ye would not go up
And possess it, as the Lord had bid them, and Moses encouraged them to do, as well as Joshua and Caleb, who were two of the spies sent into it:

but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God;
disregarded the word of the Lord, and disobeyed his command, and thereby bitterly provoked him, which rebellion against him, their King and God, might well do.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Deuteronomy 1:26 In-Context

24 They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshkol and explored it.

25 Taking with them some of the fruit of the land, they brought it down to us and reported, “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”

26 But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

27 You grumbled in your tents and said, “The LORD hates us; so he brought us out of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us.

28 Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt in fear. They say, ‘The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.’ ”

Cross References 2

1. Numbers 14:1-4
2. S Numbers 14:9