Numbers 23:3
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Balaam said unto Balak, stand by thy burnt offering,.... By which it appears that the sacrifices offered were of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Balaam apparently expected to mark some phenomenon in the sky or in nature, which he would be able, according to the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 23:1-12
Here is, I. Great preparation made for the cursing of Israel. That which was aimed at was to engage the God of Israel to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Balaam went some distance away, in the hope that Jehovah would meet him. It is not necessary to suppose that he went to…
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