King James Version
What Does Deuteronomy 1:46 Mean?
“So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there.”
Context
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And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
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And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
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So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(46) **So ye abode in Kadesh many days.**—Better, *and. *In Numbers 14:25 the command was, *“Tomorrow *turn you, and get you into the wilderness.” This command was broken by the attack on the Canaanites, made on the morrow after the command. We cannot be certain that the many days spent in Kadesh were spent after the defeat. It may be merely a note of the fact that the time spent in Kadesh was considerable. The mission of the spies alone occupied forty days.
**According unto the days that ye abode there.**—The Jewish commentator Rashi, quoting from *Sêder Olâm, *says they in Kadesh, and nineteen in their wanderings.
**Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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