That entire generation passed away;<n id="1" /> a new generation grew up<n id="2" /> that had not personally experienced the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s presence or seen what he had done for Israel.<n id="3" />p>

We have enough straw and grain for our donkeys, and there is enough food and wine for me, your female servant,<n id="1" /> and the young man who is with your servants.<n id="2" /> We lack nothing.&#8221;

At that time I also warned you,<n id="1" /> &#8216;If you disobey,<n id="2" /> I will not drive out the Canaanites<n id="3" /> before you. They will ensnare you<n id="4" /> and their gods will lure you away.&#8217;&#8221;<n id="5" />p>

But they did not obey<n id="1" /> their leaders. Instead they prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped<n id="2" /> them. They quickly turned aside from the path<n id="3" /> their ancestors<n id="4" /> had walked. Their ancestors had obeyed the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s commands, but they did not.<n id="5" />

Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, &#8220;Please allow us<n id="1" /> to pass through your land.&#8221; But the king of Edom rejected the request.<n id="2" /> Israel sent the same request to the king of Moab, but he was unwilling to cooperate.<n id="3" /> So Israel stayed at Kadesh.

He said to his mother, &#8220;You know<n id="1" /> the eleven hundred pieces of silver which were stolen<n id="2" /> from you, about which I heard you pronounce a curse? Look here, I have the silver. I stole<n id="3" /> it, but now I am giving it back to you.&#8221;<n id="4" /> His mother said, &#8220;May the <sc>Lordsc> reward<n id="5" /> you, my son!&#8221;