King James Bible
"So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill."
Moses recalls his warning to Israel not to attack the Amorites after God declared they would not enter the Promised Land due to their unbelief. Their refusal to listen demonstrates a pattern of selective obedience—ignoring God's word when it contradicts their desires. This phrase explicitly frames their actions as rebellion, not mere mistake or misunderstanding. Having previously refused to enter the land out of fear, they now defiantly attempt to take it against God's direct prohibition. The Hebrew term for 'presumptuously' suggests arrogant self-confidence and reckless defiance. Their military advance into the hill country without God's blessing reveals how quickly unbelief can swing to presumption—both equally rejecting divine authority.