Numbers 22:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the ass saw the angel of the Lord waiting in the road with his sword in his hand; and turning from the road, the ass went into the field; and Balaam gave the ass blows, to get her back on to the road.

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  • 2 Kgs 6:17 : 17 Then Elisha made a prayer to the Lord, saying, Lord, let his eyes be open so that he may see. And the Lord made the young man's eyes open; and he saw that all the mountain was full of horses and carriages of fire round Elisha.
  • 1 Chr 21:16 : 16 And David, lifting up his eyes, saw the angel of the Lord there between earth and heaven, with an uncovered sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the responsible men, clothed in haircloth, went down on their faces.
  • Jer 8:7 : 7 Truly, the stork in the heavens is conscious of her fixed times; the dove and the swallow and the crane keep to the times of their coming; but my people have no knowledge of the law of the Lord.
  • Dan 10:7 : 7 And I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see it; but a great shaking came on them and they went in flight to take cover.
  • Acts 22:9 : 9 And those who were with me saw the light, but the voice of him who was talking to me came not to their ears.
  • 1 Cor 1:27-29 : 27 But God made selection of the foolish things of this world so that he might put the wise to shame; and the feeble things that he might put to shame the strong; 28 And the low things of the world, and the things without honour, did God make selection of, yes, even the things which are not, so that he might make as nothing the things which are: 29 So that no flesh might have glory before God.
  • 2 Pet 2:16 : 16 But his wrongdoing was pointed out to him: an ass, talking with a man's voice, put a stop to the error of the prophet.
  • Jude 1:11 : 11 A curse on them! They have gone in the way of Cain, running uncontrolled into the error of Balaam for reward, and have come to destruction by saying evil against the Lord, like Korah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 22:24-36
    13 verses
    93%

    24 Then the angel of the Lord took up his position in a narrow road through the vine-gardens, with a wall on this side and on that.

    25 And the ass saw the angel of the Lord, and went near the wall, crushing Balaam's foot against the wall; and he gave her more blows.

    26 Then the angel of the Lord went further, stopping in a narrow place where there was no room for turning to the right or to the left.

    27 And the ass saw the angel of the Lord and went down on the earth under Balaam; and full of wrath, Balaam gave her hard blows with his stick.

    28 Then the Lord gave the ass the power of talking, and opening her mouth she said to Balaam, What have I done to you that you have given me blows these three times?

    29 And Balaam said to the ass, You have made me seem foolish: if only I had a sword in my hand I would put you to death.

    30 And the ass said to Balaam, Am I not your ass upon which you have gone all your life till this day? and have I ever done this to you before? And he said, No.

    31 Then the Lord made Balaam's eyes open, and he saw the angel of the Lord in the way with his sword in his hand: and he went down on his face to the earth.

    32 And the angel of the Lord said to him, Why have you given your ass blows these three times? See, I have come out against you to keep you back, because your purpose is not pleasing to me.

    33 And the ass saw me, turning to one side from me three times: if she had not gone to one side, I would certainly have put you to death and kept her safe.

    34 And Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, I have done wrong, for I did not see that you were in the way against me: but now, if it is evil in your eyes, I will go back again.

    35 And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, Go with the men; but say only what I give you to say. Then Balaam went on with the chiefs of Balak.

    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.

  • Num 22:20-22
    3 verses
    90%

    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.

    22 But God was moved to wrath because he went: and the angel of the Lord took up a position in the road to keep him from his purpose. Now he was seated on his ass, and his two servants were with him.

  • 2 Pet 2:16
    78%

    16 But his wrongdoing was pointed out to him: an ass, talking with a man's voice, put a stop to the error of the prophet.

  • Num 23:15-17
    3 verses
    75%

    15 Then he said to Balak, Take your place here by your burned offering, while I go over there to the Lord.

    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?

  • 1 Kgs 13:23-24
    2 verses
    74%

    23 Now after the meal he made ready the ass for him, for the prophet whom he had taken back.

    24 And he went on his way; but on the road a lion came rushing at him and put him to death; and his dead body was stretched in the road with the ass by its side, and the lion was there by the body.

  • 1 Kgs 13:27-28
    2 verses
    74%

    27 And he said to his sons, Make ready the ass for me. And they did so.

    28 And he went and saw the dead body stretched out in the road with the ass and the lion by its side: the lion had not taken the body for its food or done any damage to the ass.

  • Num 24:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    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.

    3 And moved by the spirit, he said, These are the words of Balaam, son of Beor, the words of the man whose eyes are open:

  • Num 22:41
    72%

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 13:13
    72%

    13 So the prophet said to his sons, Make ready an ass for me. So they made an ass ready, and he got on it,

  • Num 23:2-5
    4 verses
    72%

    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.

    3 Then Balaam said to Balak, Take your place by your burned offering, and I will go and see if the Lord comes to me: and I will give you word of whatever he says to me. And he went to an open place on a hill.

    4 And God came to Balaam, and Balaam said to him, I have made ready seven altars, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.

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

  • Gen 22:3
    72%

    3 And Abraham got up early in the morning, and made ready his ass, and took with him two of his young men and Isaac, his son, and after the wood for the burned offering had been cut, he went on his way to the place of which God had given him word.

  • Num 24:10
    72%

    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.

  • Num 22:39
    71%

    39 And Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath-huzoth.

  • Num 23:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    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.

    12 And in answer he said, Am I not ordered to say only what the Lord puts into my mouth?

  • Num 24:25
    71%

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

  • Num 22:7
    71%

    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 24:15
    71%

    15 Then he went on with his story and said, These are the words of Balaam, the son of Beor, the words of him whose eyes are open:

  • Josh 13:22
    70%

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

  • Num 22:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    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.

  • Isa 21:7
    70%

    7 And when he sees war-carriages, horsemen by twos, war-carriages with asses, war-carriages with camels, let him give special attention.

  • Num 23:27
    70%

    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.

  • Num 22:2
    70%

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

  • Exod 23:5
    70%

    5 If you see the ass of one who has no love for you bent down to the earth under the weight which is put on it, you are to come to its help, even against your desire.

  • 1 Sam 25:23
    70%

    23 And when Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her ass, falling down on her face before him.

  • Prov 26:3
    70%

    3 A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.