36. And the men, whom Moses had sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the congregation to murmur against him by bringing up a slander upon the land,
37. even those men that brought an evil report of the land, died by the plague before the Lord.
38. But Joshua, the son of Nun, and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, remained alive of the men that went to spy out the land.
39. And Moses told these things unto all the sons of Israel, and the people mourned greatly.
40. And they rose up early in the morning and climbed up into the top of the mountain, saying, Here we are prepared to go up unto the place of which the Lord has spoken; for we have sinned.
41. And Moses said, Why do ye break the commandment of the Lord? This also shall not prosper.
42. Do not go up, for the Lord is not among you; do not be smitten before your enemies.
43. For the Amalekite and the Canaanite are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword; because ye are turned away from following the Lord, therefore, the Lord will not be with you.
44. But they presumed to go up unto the hill top; nevertheless, the ark of the covenant of the Lord and Moses, did not depart out of the camp.
45. Then the Amalekite came down and the Canaanite who dwelt in that hill and smote them and defeated them, pursuing them unto Hormah.