Deuteronomy 2:15

15 Indeed, the Lord's own hand was against them, to root them out from the camp, until all had perished.

Deuteronomy 2:15 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 2:15

For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them
His power was exerted in a way of wrath and vengeance on them, for their murmurings at the report of the spies; and therefore, it is no wonder they were consumed, for strong is his hand, and high is his right hand; and when lifted up it falls heavy, and there is no standing up under it, or against it: it smote them with one disease or another, or brought one judgment or another upon them: as the sword of Amalek, by which many were cut off, and the plague at Shittim in the plains of Moab, in which died 24,000; besides the destruction of Korah and his company, which was quickly after the affair of the spies, and the plague at that time, of which died 14,700; and thus, by one stroke after another, he went on to

destroy them from among the host until they were consumed,
even all of them but two, as follows.

Deuteronomy 2:15 In-Context

13 "Now then, proceed to cross over the Wadi Zered." So we crossed over the Wadi Zered.

14 And the length of time we had traveled from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed the Wadi Zered was thirty-eight years, until the entire generation of warriors had perished from the camp, as the Lord had sworn concerning them.

15 Indeed, the Lord's own hand was against them, to root them out from the camp, until all had perished.

16 Just as soon as all the warriors had died off from among the people,

17 the Lord spoke to me, saying,