44. But when the Amorites in the hill country attacked from their towns, you ran from them as you would run from a swarm of bees. The Amorites chased your troops into Seir as far as Hormah, killing them as they went.
45. Then you came back to the place of worship at Kadesh-Barnea and wept, but the Lord would not listen to your prayers.
46. After we had been in Kadesh for a few months, we obeyed the Lord and headed back into the desert by way of Red Sea Road.