Numbers 22:7

Webster's Bible (1833)

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.

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  • 1 Sam 9:7-8 : 7 Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we? 8 The servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.
  • Mic 3:11 : 11 Her leaders judge for bribes, And her priests teach for a price, And her prophets of it tell forturnes for money: Yet they lean on Yahweh, and say, Isn't Yahweh in the midst of us? No disaster will come on us.
  • Rom 16:18 : 18 For those who are such don't serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
  • Titus 1:11 : 11 whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain's sake.
  • 2 Pet 2:15 : 15 forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrong-doing;
  • Jude 1:11 : 11 Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah's rebellion.
  • Isa 56:11 : 11 Yes, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds who can't understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.
  • Ezek 13:19 : 19 You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to kill the souls who should not die, and to save the souls alive who should not live, by your lying to my people who listen to lies.
  • Num 23:23 : 23 Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any divination with Israel: Now shall it be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God done!
  • Num 24:1 : 1 When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn't go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 23:15-17
    3 verses
    84%

    15He said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet [Yahweh] yonder.

    16Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shall you speak.

    17He came to him, and, behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. Balak said to him, What has Yahweh spoken?

  • Num 22:8-18
    11 verses
    82%

    8He said to them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as Yahweh shall speak to me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.

    9God came to Balaam, and said, What men are these with you?

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

    11Behold, the people that is come out of Egypt, it covers the surface of the earth: now, come curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.

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

    13Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, Get you into your land; for Yahweh refuses to give me leave to go with you.

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

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

    16They came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me:

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

    18Balaam answered the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh my God, to do less or more.

  • Num 22:4-6
    3 verses
    82%

    4Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now will this multitude lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field. Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.

    5He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the surface of the earth, and they abide over against me.

    6Please come now therefore curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure 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.

  • Num 22:35-41
    7 verses
    82%

    35The angel of Yahweh said to Balaam, Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

    36When Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him to the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.

    37Balak said to Balaam, Didn't I earnestly send to you to call you? why didn't you come to me? am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?

    38Balaam said to Balak, Behold, I have come to you: have I now any power at all to speak anything? the word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.

    39Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth.

    40Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him.

    41It happened in the morning, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from there the utmost part of the people.

  • Num 23:1-7
    7 verses
    81%

    1Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bulls and seven rams.

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

    3Balaam said to Balak, Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go: perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me; and whatever he shows me I will tell you. He went to a bare height.

    4God met Balaam: and he said to him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.

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

    6He returned to him, and, behold, he was standing by his burnt-offering, he, and all the princes of Moab.

    7He took up his parable, and said, From Aram has Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, Come, defy Israel.

  • Num 23:27-30
    4 verses
    80%

    27Balak said to Balaam, Come now, I will take you to another place; peradventure it will please God that you may curse me them from there.

    28Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, that looks down on the desert.

    29Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bulls and seven rams.

    30Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.

  • Num 22:20-21
    2 verses
    80%

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

    21Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.

  • Josh 24:9
    79%

    9Then 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;

  • Num 23:13
    79%

    13Balak said to him, Please come with me to another place, from whence you may see them; you shall see but the utmost part of them, and shall not see them all: and curse me them from there.

  • Num 23:11
    78%

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

  • Num 24:12
    77%

    12Balaam said to Balak, Didn't I also tell your messengers who you sent to me, saying,

  • Num 24:25
    77%

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

  • Num 22:2
    76%

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

  • Neh 13:2
    76%

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

  • Num 23:25
    76%

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

  • Deut 23:4
    76%

    4because they didn't meet you with bread and with water in the way, when you came forth out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.

  • Num 24:10
    76%

    10Balak'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.