Joshua 24:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, went up to war against Israel; and he sent for Balaam, the son of Beor, to put a curse on you:

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  • Judg 11:25 : 25 What! are you any better than Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever take up a cause against Israel or make war against them?
  • Mic 6:5 : 5 O my people, keep in mind now what was designed by Balak, king of Moab, and the answer which Balaam, son of Beor, gave him; the events, from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may be certain of the upright acts of the Lord.
  • Num 22:2 : 2 Now Balak, the son of Zippor, saw what Israel had done to the Amorites.
  • Num 22:5-9 : 5 So he sent men to Balaam, son of Beor, at Pethor by the River in the land of the children of his people, saying to him, See, a people has come out of Egypt, covering all the face of the earth, and they have put up their tents opposite to me: 6 Come now, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people, for they are greater than I: and then I may be strong enough to overcome them and send them out of the land: for it is clear that good comes to him who has your blessing, but he on whom you put your curse is cursed. 7 So the responsible men of Moab and Midian went away, taking in their hands rewards for the prophet; and they came to Balaam and said to him what Balak had given them orders to say. 8 And he said to them, Take your rest here tonight, and I will give you an answer after hearing what the Lord says; so the chiefs of Moab kept there with Balaam that night. 9 And God came to Balaam and said, Who are these men with you? 10 And Balaam said to God, Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent them to me, saying, 11 See, the people who have come out of Egypt are covering all the earth: now, put a curse on this people for me, so that I may be able to make war on them, driving them out of the land. 12 And God said to Balaam, You are not to go with them, or put a curse on this people, for they have my blessing. 13 In the morning Balaam got up and said to the chiefs of Balak, Go back to your land, for the Lord will not let me go with you. 14 So the chiefs of Moab went back to Balak and said, Balaam will not come with us. 15 So Balak sent more chiefs, greater in number and of higher position than the others. 16 And they came to Balaam and said, Balak, son of Zippor, says, Let nothing keep you from coming to me: 17 For I will give you a place of very great honour, and whatever you say to me I will do; so come, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people. 18 But Balaam, in answer; said to the servants of Balak, Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, it would not be possible for me to do anything more or less than the orders of the Lord my God. 19 So take your rest here this night, till I have knowledge what more the Lord has to say to me. 20 And that night God came to Balaam and said to him, If these men have come for you, go with them: but do only what I say to you. 21 So in the morning Balaam got up and, making his ass ready, went with the chiefs of Moab.
  • Deut 23:4-5 : 4 Because they gave you no bread or water on your way, when you came out of Egypt: and they got Balaam, the son of Peor, from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to put curses on you. 5 But the Lord your God would not give ear to Balaam, but let the curse be changed into a blessing to you, because of his love for you.

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  • Num 22:9-17
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    9 And God came to Balaam and said, Who are these men with you?

    10 And Balaam said to God, Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent them to me, saying,

    11 See, the people who have come out of Egypt are covering all the earth: now, put a curse on this people for me, so that I may be able to make war on them, driving them out of the land.

    12 And God said to Balaam, You are not to go with them, or put a curse on this people, for they have my blessing.

    13 In the morning Balaam got up and said to the chiefs of Balak, Go back to your land, for the Lord will not let me go with you.

    14 So the chiefs of Moab went back to Balak and said, Balaam will not come with us.

    15 So Balak sent more chiefs, greater in number and of higher position than the others.

    16 And they came to Balaam and said, Balak, son of Zippor, says, Let nothing keep you from coming to me:

    17 For I will give you a place of very great honour, and whatever you say to me I will do; so come, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people.

  • Num 23:7-8
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    7 And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, From Aram Balak has sent for me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: come, put curses on Jacob for me and be angry with Israel.

    8 How may I put curses on him who is not cursed by God? how may I be angry with him with whom the Lord is not angry?

  • Num 24:9-10
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    9 He took his sleep stretched out like a lion, and like a she-lion: by whom will his rest be broken? May a blessing be on everyone who gives you blessing, and a curse on everyone by whom you are cursed.

    10 Then Balak was full of wrath against Balaam, and angrily waving his hands he said to Balaam, I sent for you so that those who are against me might be cursed, but now, see, three times you have given them a blessing.

  • Josh 24:10
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    10 But I did not give ear to Balaam; and so he went on blessing you; and I kept you safe from him.

  • Num 22:4-7
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    4 Then Moab said to the responsible men of Midian, It is clear that this great people will be the destruction of everything round us, making a meal of us as the ox does of the grass of the field. At that time Balak, the son of Zippor, was king of Moab.

    5 So he sent men to Balaam, son of Beor, at Pethor by the River in the land of the children of his people, saying to him, See, a people has come out of Egypt, covering all the face of the earth, and they have put up their tents opposite to me:

    6 Come now, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people, for they are greater than I: and then I may be strong enough to overcome them and send them out of the land: for it is clear that good comes to him who has your blessing, but he on whom you put your curse is cursed.

    7 So the responsible men of Moab and Midian went away, taking in their hands rewards for the prophet; and they came to Balaam and said to him what Balak had given them orders to say.

  • Num 22:2
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    2 Now Balak, the son of Zippor, saw what Israel had done to the Amorites.

  • Deut 23:4-5
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    4 Because they gave you no bread or water on your way, when you came out of Egypt: and they got Balaam, the son of Peor, from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to put curses on you.

    5 But the Lord your God would not give ear to Balaam, but let the curse be changed into a blessing to you, because of his love for you.

  • Num 23:11
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    11 Then Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I sent for you so that my haters might be cursed, and see, you have given them a blessing.

  • Judg 11:25
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    25 What! are you any better than Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever take up a cause against Israel or make war against them?

  • Num 23:27-28
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    27 Then Balak said to Balaam, Come now, I will take you to another place; it may be that God will let you put a curse on them from there.

    28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, looking down over the waste land.

  • Num 23:16-18
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    16 And the Lord came to Balaam, and put words in his mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.

    17 So he came to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with the chiefs of Moab by his side. And Balak said to him, What has the Lord said?

    18 And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:

  • Num 23:13
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    13 And Balak said to him, Come with me now into another place from which you will not be able to see them all, but only the outskirts of them; and you will send curses on them from there.

  • Num 23:25
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    25 Then Balak said to Balaam, If you will not put a curse on them, at all events do not give them a blessing.

  • Neh 13:2
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    2 Because they did not give the children of Israel bread and water when they came to them, but got Balaam to put a curse on them: though the curse was turned into a blessing by our God.

  • Num 22:39-41
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    39 And Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath-huzoth.

    40 And Balak made offerings of oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam and the chiefs who were with him.

    41 And in the morning Balak took Balaam up to the high places of Baal, and from there he was able to see the outer limits of the people.

  • Num 22:36-37
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    36 Now Balak, hearing that Balaam had come, went to the chief town of Moab, on the edge of the Arnon, in the farthest part of the land, for the purpose of meeting him.

    37 And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not send to you, requesting you with all my heart to come to me? why did you not come? am I not able to give you a place of honour?

  • Num 24:1-2
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    1 Now when Balaam saw that it was the Lord's pleasure to give his blessing to Israel, he did not, as at other times, make use of secret arts, but turning his face to the waste land,

    2 And lifting up his eyes, he saw Israel there, with their tents in the order of their tribes: and the spirit of God came on him.

  • Num 24:12
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    12 Then Balaam said to Balak, Did I not say to the men you sent to me,

  • Josh 13:22
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    22 And Balaam, the son of Beor, the prophet, the children of Israel put to death with the sword.

  • Num 24:25
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    25 Then Balaam got up and went back to his place: and Balak went away.

  • Num 23:2
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    2 And Balak did as Balaam had said; and Balak and Balaam made an offering on every altar of an ox and a male sheep.

  • Num 23:5
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    5 And the Lord put words in Balaam's mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.

  • Num 22:20
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    20 And that night God came to Balaam and said to him, If these men have come for you, go with them: but do only what I say to you.

  • Num 31:16
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    16 It was these who, moved by Balaam, were the cause of Israel's sin against the Lord in the question of Peor, because of which disease came on the people of the Lord.