Numbers 22:6
“Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.”
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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the elders of Moab, and the elders of Midian, departed,.... By which it appears that they were princes and nobles;…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 22:1-14
The children of Israel have at length finished their wanderings in the wilderness, out of which they went up (Num…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Numbers 22:2-19
Balak king of Moab being frightened by the near proximity of the Israelites sent for Balaam a famous soothsayer to curse…
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