Of the men who went to explore the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh survived.
For the Lord had told those Israelites they would surely die in the wilderness, and not one of them was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
these men who were responsible for spreading the bad report about the land were struck down and died of a plague before the Lord.
When Moses reported this to all the Israelites, they mourned bitterly.