Numbers 22:1–16
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Balak Summons Balaam
22Then the Israelites traveled to the plains of Moabo and camped along the Jordanp across from Jericho.q
2Now Balak son of Zipporr saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites, 3and Moab was terrified because there were so many people. Indeed, Moab was filled with dreads because of the Israelites.
4The Moabitest said to the elders of Midian,u “This horde is going to lick up everythingv around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.w”
So Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, 5sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor,x who was at Pethor, near the Euphrates River,y in his native land. Balak said:
“A people has come out of Egypt;z they cover the face of the land and have settled next to me. 6Now come and put a cursea on these people, because they are too powerful for me. Perhaps then I will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land.b For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed.”
7The elders of Moab and Midian left, taking with them the fee for divination.c When they came to Balaam, they told him what Balak had said.
8“Spend the night here,” Balaam said to them, “and I will report back to you with the answer the Lord gives me.d” So the Moabite officials stayed with him.
9God came to Balaame and asked,f “Who are these men with you?”
10Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message: 11‘A people that has come out of Egypt covers the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps then I will be able to fight them and drive them away.’ ”
12But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed.g”
13The next morning Balaam got up and said to Balak’s officials, “Go back to your own country, for the Lord has refused to let me go with you.”
14So the Moabite officials returned to Balak and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
15Then Balak sent other officials, more numerous and more distinguished than the first. 16They came to Balaam and said:
“This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Do not let anything keep you from coming to me,
Cross references
- oSee Nu 21:11
- pSee Nu 13:29; See Jos 2:7
- qNu 31:12; 33:48; Dt 32:49; Jos 2:1
- rNu 23:1–3; Jos 24:9; Jdg 11:25; Mic 6:5; Rev 2:14
- sSee Ex 15:15
- tSee Ge 19:37
- uSee Ge 25:2
- vNu 32:17, 18, 29
- wJob 5:25; Ps 72:16
- xver 7; Nu 24:25; 31:8, 16; Dt 23:4; Jos 13:22; Ne 13:2; Mic 6:5; See 2 Pe 2:15
- ySee Ge 2:14
- zSee Ex 13:3
- aver 12, 17; Nu 23:7, 11, 13; 24:9, 10
- bver 11
- cSee Ge 30:27
- dver 19
- eSee Ge 20:3
- fver 20; Nu 23:5; 24:4, 16
- gSee Ge 12:2
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