Contradiction with Numbers 14:1
The congregation mourns and doubts, contrasting with the hope of Numbers 13:9.
Numbers 14:1: And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
Contradiction with Numbers 14:2
Israel wishes to return to Egypt, opposing the faith shown in Numbers 13:9.
Numbers 14:2: And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!
Contradiction with Numbers 14:3
Fear of the land contradicts the bravery needed to enter it as expressed in Numbers 13:9.
Numbers 14:3: And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
Contradiction with Numbers 14:4
Plans to appoint a new leader contrast with the leadership implied in Numbers 13:9.
Numbers 14:4: And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.
Contradiction with Numbers 14:10
The desire to stone Joshua and Caleb contradicts the trust and optimism of Numbers 13:9.
Numbers 14:10: But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.
Contradiction with Numbers 14:11
The Lord's questioning of belief in Him opposes the faith demonstrated in Numbers 13:9.
Numbers 14:11: And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?
Contradiction with Numbers 14:27
Complaints and disbelief contrast with the positive report anticipated in Numbers 13:9.
Numbers 14:27: How long [shall I bear with] this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.
Contradiction with Numbers 14:30
Denial of entry to the land for others contrasts with the potential promise seen in Numbers 13:9.
Numbers 14:30: Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, [concerning] which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. [sware: Heb. lifted up my hand]
Contradiction with Numbers 14:33
Wandering due to disobedience contradicts the direct call to take the land in Numbers 13:9.
Numbers 14:33: And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness. [wander: or, feed]
Contradiction with Numbers 14:34
The prolonged punishment contrasts with the immediate action called for in Numbers 13:9.
Numbers 14:34: After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, [even] forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, [even] forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. [breach...: or, altering of my purpose]