Numbers 22:4

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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.

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  • Num 25:15-18 : 15 And the woman of Midian who was put to death was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was the head of a family in Midian. 16 Then the Lord said to Moses, 17 Take up arms against the Midianites and overcome them; 18 For they are a danger to you with their false ways, causing sin to come on you in the question of Peor, and because of Cozbi, their sister, the daughter of the chief of Midian, who was put to death at the time of the disease which came on you because of Peor.
  • Num 31:8 : 8 They put the kings of Midian to death with the rest, Evi and Reken and Zur and Hur and Reba, the five kings of Midian: and Balaam, the son of Beor, they put to death with the sword.
  • Josh 13:21-22 : 21 And all the towns of the table-land, and all the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who was ruling in Heshbon, whom Moses overcame, together with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the chiefs of Sihon, who were living in the land. 22 And Balaam, the son of Beor, the prophet, the children of Israel put to death with the sword.
  • 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?
  • Jer 48:38 : 38 On all the house-tops of Moab and in its streets there is weeping everywhere; for Moab has been broken like a vessel in which there is no pleasure, says the Lord.
  • Num 22:2 : 2 Now Balak, the son of Zippor, saw what Israel had done to the Amorites.
  • Num 22:7 : 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 24:17 : 17 I see him, but not now: looking on him, but not near: a star will come out of Jacob, and a rod of authority out of Israel, sending destruction to the farthest limits of Moab and on the head of all the sons of Sheth.

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  • Num 22:1-3
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    1 Then the children of Israel, journeying on, put up their tents in the lowlands of Moab, on the other side of Jordan at Jericho.

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

    3 And in Moab there was great fear of the people, because their numbers were so great: and the feeling of Moab was bitter against the children of Israel.

  • Num 22:5-8
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    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 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:

  • Num 22:10-11
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    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.

  • 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:

  • 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 23:5-7
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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.

    6 So he went back to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with all the chiefs of Moab.

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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 22:14-16
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    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:

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    23 Then they said, This is blood: it is clear that destruction has come on the kings; they have been fighting one another: now come, Moab, let us take their goods.

    24 But when they came to the tents of Israel, the Israelites came out and made a violent attack on the Moabites, so that they went in flight before them; and they went forward still attacking them;

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 21 Now all Moab, hearing that the kings had come to make war against them, got together all who were able to take up arms and went forward to the edge of the country.

  • 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 23:27-28
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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.

  • 42 And Moab will come to an end as a people, because he has been lifting himself up against the Lord.

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

  • 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.

  • 21 So in the morning Balaam got up and, making his ass ready, went with the chiefs of Moab.

  • 26 And when the king of Moab saw that the fight was going against him, he took with him seven hundred men armed with swords, with the idea of forcing a way through to the king of Aram, but they were not able to do so.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 24 And on Kerioth, and on Bozrah, and on all the towns of the land of Moab, far and near.

  • 26 Make him full of wine, for his heart has been lifted up against the Lord: and Moab will be rolling in the food he was not able to keep down, and everyone will be making sport of him.