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Numbers 22:2

Numbers 22:2
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. The word "Amorites" being particularly pointed, shows, as Aben Ezra observes, that Sihon and Og are both meant, and that there…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Balak the son of Zippor - The comparison of Num 22:4 with Num 21:26 suggests that Balak was not the hereditary king but a Midianite, and that a change of dynasty had taken place. His father’s name,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Numbers 22:1-14

The children of Israel have at length finished their wanderings in the wilderness, out of which they went up (Num 21:18), and are now encamped in the plains of Moab near Jordan, where they continued…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Numbers 22:2-19

Balak king of Moab being frightened by the near proximity of the Israelites sent for Balaam a famous soothsayer to curse them, offering him liberal payment. Balaam came but refused to utter any oracle…

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