Deuteronomy 2:16

16 When the last of these soldiers had died,

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 Thirty-eight years passed from the time we left Kadesh Barnea until we crossed the Zered River. During that time all our soldiers from that generation died, as the LORD had sworn they would.

15 In fact, it was the LORD himself who got rid of all of them until none were left in the camp.

16 When the last of these soldiers had died,

17 the LORD said to me,

18 "Today you are going to pass by the border of Moab at Ar.