36And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,
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But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. …
And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 36-45)Here is, I. The sudden death of the ten evil spies. While the sentence was passing upon the people, before it was published, they died of the plague before the Lord , Num. 14:36 , 37 . Now, 1. God hereby showed his particular displeasure against those who sinned and made Israel to sin . (1.) They sinned themselves, in bringing up a slander upon the land of promise. Note, Those greatly provoke God…
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