Joshua 24:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then Balak{H1111} the son{H1121} of Zippor,{H6834} king{H4428} of Moab,{H4124} arose{H6965} and fought{H3898} against Israel:{H3478} and he sent{H7971} and called{H7121} Balaam{H1109} the son{H1121} of Beor{H1160} to curse{H7043} you;

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then Balak{H1111} the son{H1121} of Zippor{H6834}, king{H4428} of Moab{H4124}, arose{H6965}{(H8799)} and warred{H3898}{(H8735)} against Israel{H3478}, and sent{H7971}{(H8799)} and called{H7121}{(H8799)} Balaam{H1109} the son{H1121} of Beor{H1160} to curse{H7043}{(H8763)} you:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then Balac the sonne of Ziphor the kynge of the Moabites gat him vp, and foughte agaynst Israel: and he sente and bad call Balaam the sonne of Beor, to curse you,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Also Balak the sonne of Zippor King of Moab arose and warred against Israel, and sent to call Balaam the sonne of Beor for to curse you,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then Balak the sonne of Ziphor king of Moab, arose & warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the sonne of Beor for to curse you:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel: and he sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, riseth and fighteth against Israel, and sendeth and calleth for Balaam son of Beor, to revile you,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel: and he sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel: and he sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;

  • 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:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel. He sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, launched an attack against Israel. He summoned Balaam son of Beor to call down judgment on you.

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 11:25 : 25 And now, are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,
  • Mic 6:5 : 5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteousness of the LORD.
  • Num 22:2 : 2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
  • Num 22:5-9 : 5 He sent messengers therefore to Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Look, a people has come out of Egypt; see, they cover the face of the earth, and they dwell opposite me. 6 Come now therefore, I pray you, curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me: perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed. 7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak. 8 And he said to them, Stay here this night, and I will bring word again to you, as the LORD shall speak to me: and the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam. 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 to me, saying, 11 Look, a people has come out of Egypt, which covers the face of the earth; come now, curse them for me; perhaps I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out. 12 And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people: for they are blessed. 13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, Go back to your land: for the LORD refuses to let me go with you. 14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak and said, Balaam refuses to come with us. 15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honorable than they. 16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray you, hinder you from coming to me: 17 For I will promote you to very great honor, and I will do whatever you say to me: come therefore, I pray you, curse this people for me. 18 And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more. 19 Now therefore, I pray you, stay here this night also, that I may know what more the LORD will say to me. 20 And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call you, rise up, and go with them; but only the word which I shall say to you, that shall you do. 21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.
  • Deut 23:4-5 : 4 Because they did not meet you with bread and water on the way, when you came out of Egypt; and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you. 5 Nevertheless the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam; but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loved you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 22:9-17
    9 verses
    84%

    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 to me, saying,

    11 Look, a people has come out of Egypt, which covers the face of the earth; come now, curse them for me; perhaps I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.

    12 And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people: for they are blessed.

    13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, Go back to your land: for the LORD refuses to let me go with you.

    14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak and said, Balaam refuses to come with us.

    15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honorable than they.

    16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray you, hinder you from coming to me:

    17 For I will promote you to very great honor, and I will do whatever you say to me: come therefore, I pray you, curse this people for me.

  • Num 23:7-8
    2 verses
    82%

    7 And he took up his parable and said, Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, defy Israel.

    8 How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? Or how shall I defy whom the LORD has not defied?

  • Num 24:9-10
    2 verses
    82%

    9 He crouched, he lay down like a lion, and like a great lion; who shall stir him up? Blessed is he who blesses you, and cursed is he who curses you.

    10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.

  • Josh 24:10
    81%

    10 But I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.

  • Num 22:4-7
    4 verses
    81%

    4 And Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now this company will lick up all around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.

    5 He sent messengers therefore to Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Look, a people has come out of Egypt; see, they cover the face of the earth, and they dwell opposite me.

    6 Come now therefore, I pray you, curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me: perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.

    7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak.

  • Num 22:2
    81%

    2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

  • Deut 23:4-5
    2 verses
    80%

    4 Because they did not meet you with bread and water on the way, when you came out of Egypt; and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.

    5 Nevertheless the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam; but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loved you.

  • Num 23:11
    80%

    11 And Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them abundantly.

  • Judg 11:25
    80%

    25 And now, are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

  • Num 23:27-28
    2 verses
    80%

    27 And Balak said to Balaam, Come, please, I will bring you to another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there.

    28 And Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor, which looks toward Jeshimon.

  • Num 23:16-18
    3 verses
    79%

    16 And the LORD met Balaam and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak and say thus.

    17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, What has the LORD spoken?

    18 And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, son of Zippor:

  • Num 23:13
    79%

    13 And Balak said to him, Come, please, with me to another place from where you can see them; you shall see only the utmost part of them and shall not see them all, and curse them for me from there.

  • Num 23:25
    78%

    25 And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.

  • Neh 13:2
    77%

    2 because they did not meet the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them; however, our God turned the curse into a blessing.

  • Num 22:39-41
    3 verses
    77%

    39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kirjathhuzoth.

    40 And Balak offered oxen and sheep and sent for Balaam and the princes that were with him.

    41 And it happened on the next day, that Balak took Balaam and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that from there he might see the furthest part of the people.

  • Num 22:36-37
    2 verses
    77%

    36 And when Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him at a city of Moab, which is on the border of Arnon, which is at the extreme boundary.

    37 And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?

  • Num 24:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

    2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling in his tents according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

  • Num 24:12
    76%

    12 And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,

  • Josh 13:22
    76%

    22 Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among those who were slain by them.

  • Num 24:25
    75%

    25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.

  • Num 23:2
    75%

    2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

  • Num 23:5
    75%

    5 And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.

  • Num 22:20
    74%

    20 And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call you, rise up, and go with them; but only the word which I shall say to you, that shall you do.

  • Num 31:16
    74%

    16 Look, these women caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.