22:1 Balak's first message for Balaam is refused;
22:15 His second message obtains him;
22:22 An angel would have slain him, if he had not been saved by his ass;
22:36 Balak entertains him. Verse 1the childrenNumbers 21:20, 33:48-50, 36:13; Deuteronomy 34:1, 34:8 on this sideNumbers 32:19, 34:15; Deuteronomy 1:5, 3:8; Joshua 3:16ReciprocalGenesis 19:37 - Moabites; Numbers 26:3 - General; 31:12 - the plains of Moab; 35:1 - General; Amos 2:1 - For three; Micah 6:5 - Balak Verse 2Numbers 21:3, 21:20-35; Judges 11:25ReciprocalNumbers 22:4 - And Balak Verse 3Exodus 15:15; Deuteronomy 2:25; Joshua 2:10, 2:11, 2:24, 9:24; Psalm 53:5; Isaiah 23:5ReciprocalDeuteronomy 2:4 - they shall; Nehemiah 2:10 - it grieved; 13:2 - hired Balaam; Habakkuk 3:7 - saw the Verse 4eldersNumbers 22:7, 25:15-18, 31:8; Joshua 13:21, 13:22 Now shallNumbers 24:17; Jeremiah 48:38 And BalakNumbers 22:2; Judges 11:25ReciprocalGenesis 25:2 - Midian; Exodus 1:9 - the people; Numbers 22:10 - General; 25:6 - a Midianitish; Deuteronomy 2:4 - they shall; 2:9 - Distress not the Moabites; 1 Kings 11:18 - Midian; 1 Chronicles 1:32 - Midian; Nehemiah 2:10 - it grieved; Habakkuk 3:7 - saw the Verse 5sentDeuteronomy 23:4; Joshua 13:22, 24:9; Nehemiah 13:1, 13:2; Micah 6:5; 2 Peter 2:15, 2:16, son of Bosor, Jude 1:11; Revelation 2:14 PethorDr. Kennicott justly remarks, that "the description now given of Balaam's residence, instead of being particular, agrees with any place, in any country where there is a river; for he lived by Pethor, which is by the river of the land of his people.' But was Pethor, then, near the Nile in Egypt? Or in Canaan, near Jordan? Or in Mesopotamia, near the Euphrates, and belonging to the Ammonites? This last was in fact the case; and therefore, it is well that twelve Hebrew manuscripts (with two of De Rossi's) confirm the Samaritan text here, in reading instead of a?mmo, his people,' Ammon, with the Syriac and Vulgate versions." Houbigant justly contends for this reading; and necessity urges the propriety of adopting it, and it thus agrees with Deuteronomy 23:4. Ptolemy calls Pethor, Pachura, and Eusebius, Pathura; who places it in upper Mesopotamia. Calmet is of opinion, that it was situated towards Thapsacus, beyond the Euphrates. Numbers 23:7; Deuteronomy 23:4 they coverGenesis 13:16; Exodus 1:7-10; Psalm 105:24 faceHeb. eyeReciprocalExodus 1:9 - the people; 15:14 - hear; Numbers 23:22 - God; 1 Chronicles 6:70 - Bileam Verse 6curse meNumbers 23:7, 23:8, 24:9; Genesis 12:3, 27:29; Deuteronomy 23:4; Joshua 24:9; 1 Samuel 17:43; Nehemiah 13:2; Psalm 109:17, 109:18 I wot1 Kings 22:6, 22:8, 22:13; Psalm 109:28; Proverbs 26:2; Isaiah 47:12, 47:13; Ezekiel 13:6; Acts 8:9, 8:10, 16:16ReciprocalExodus 1:10 - wisely; Numbers 22:17 - come; 23:23 - no enchantment; 24:10 - I called; Psalm 64:5 - encourage; Acts 3:17 - wot Verse 7rewards of divination1 Samuel 9:7, 9:8; Isaiah 56:11; Ezekiel 13:19; Micah 3:11; Romans 16:18; 1 Timothy 6:9, 6:10; Titus 1:11; 2 Peter 2:15; Jude 1:11ReciprocalNumbers 22:4 - elders; 22:15 - princes; 22:19 - General; Deuteronomy 23:4 - because they hired; Judges 16:18 - brought money; 1 Kings 11:18 - Midian; 2 Kings 5:5 - and took; Daniel 2:6 - ye shall; 5:7 - be clothed; Acts 1:18 - with Verse 8Numbers 22:19, 22:20, 12:6, 23:12; Jeremiah 12:2; Ezekiel 33:31ReciprocalNumbers 22:15 - princes; 23:3 - peradventure; 23:15 - General Verse 9GodNumbers 22:20; Genesis 20:3, 31:24, 41:25; Daniel 2:45, 4:31, 4:32; Matthew 7:22, 24:24; John 11:51 What menGenesis 3:9-11, 4:9, 16:8; Exodus 4:2; 2 Kings 20:14, 20:15ReciprocalNumbers 23:3 - peradventure; 23:4 - God Verse 10Numbers 22:4-6Reciprocal31:8 - Balaam Verse 11able to overcome themHeb. prevail in fighting against them, Numbers 22:11ReciprocalGenesis 27:29 - cursed; Numbers 23:7 - Come; 23:11 - General; 24:10 - I called; Joshua 24:10 - General; 1 Samuel 17:43 - cursed Verse 12Thou shaltNumbers 22:20; Job 33:15-17; Matthew 27:19 thou shalt not curseNumbers 22:19, 23:3, 23:13-15, 23:19, 23:23; Micah 6:5 for theyNumbers 23:20; Genesis 12:2, 22:16-18; Deuteronomy 23:5, 33:29; Psalm 144:15, 146:5; Romans 4:6, 4:7, 11:29; Ephesians 1:3ReciprocalGenesis 27:29 - cursed; Numbers 22:34 - if it displease thee; Deuteronomy 1:11 - and bless you; Joshua 24:10 - General; 1 Samuel 17:43 - cursed; Psalm 109:28 - Let them Verse 13for the LordNumbers 22:14; Deuteronomy 23:5ReciprocalNumbers 24:1 - saw; 1 Kings 13:16 - General; 21:4 - I will not Verse 14Balaam refusethNumbers 22:13, 22:37Reciprocal1 Kings 21:4 - I will not Verse 15princesNumbers 22:7, 22:8; Acts 10:7, 10:8ReciprocalGenesis 34:19 - honourable Verse 16Let nothingetc. Heb. Be not thou letted from, etc. Numbers 22:16Reciprocal22:37 - General; 2 Samuel 13:28 - fear not; Daniel 2:48 - a great Verse 17I will promoteNumbers 24:11; Deuteronomy 16:9; Esther 5:11, 7:9; Matthew 4:8, 4:9, 16:26 and I will doNumbers 23:2, 23:3, 23:29, 23:30; Matthew 14:7 comeNumbers 22:6 curse meAn erroneous opinion prevailed, both in those days and in after ages, that some men had the power, by the help of their gods, to devote, not only particular persons, but cities and whole armies, to destruction. This they are said to have done sometimes by words of imprecation; of which there was a set form among some people, which calls διοριζομενην αραν, "the determinate curse." Macrobius has a whole chapter on this subject. He gives us two of the ancient forms used in reference to the destruction of Carthage; the first, which was only pronounced by the dictator, or general, was to call over the protecting deities to their side, and the other to devote the city to destruction, which they were supposed to have abandoned. The Romans held, that no city would be taken till its tutelary god had forsaken it; or if it could be taken, it would be unlawful, as it would be sacrilege to lead the gods into captivity. Virgil intimates, that Troy was destroyed because Excessere omnes adytis, arisque relictis dii, quibus imperium hoc steterat, "All the gods, by whose assistance the empire had hitherto been preserved, forsook their altars and temples." See more on this subject in Dr. A. Clarke, Bp. Patrick, and Burder's Oriental Customs, No. 734.Reciprocal22:37 - General; 23:7 - Come; 23:11 - General; 24:10 - I called; Deuteronomy 23:4 - because they hired; Judges 16:5 - we will; 2 Samuel 13:28 - fear not; 2 Kings 5:5 - and took; Daniel 2:6 - ye shall; 2:48 - a great; 5:7 - be clothed; Acts 1:18 - with; 1 Timothy 6:9 - they Verse 18If BalakNumbers 24:13; Titus 1:16 I cannotNumbers 23:26, 24:13; 1 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 18:13; Daniel 5:17; Acts 8:20ReciprocalNumbers 22:38 - have I; 23:20 - I cannot; 24:12 - General; Joshua 24:10 - General; Judges 16:5 - we will; 1 Kings 13:8 - If; 2 Kings 5:5 - and took; Job 3:15 - who filled their houses; 2 Peter 2:15 - who Verse 19Numbers 22:7, 22:8; 1 Timothy 6:9, 6:10; 2 Peter 2:3, 2:15; Jude 1:11ReciprocalNumbers 22:12 - thou shalt not curse; 1 Kings 13:16 - General; Job 4:13 - thoughts Verse 20GodNumbers 22:9 If the men1 Samuel 8:5-9, 12:12-19; Psalm 81:12; Ezekiel 14:2-5; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 but yetNumbers 22:35, 23:12, 23:26, 24:13; Psalm 33:10, 33:11, 78:30, 78:31; Isaiah 37:29; Hosea 13:11ReciprocalGenesis 31:24 - dream; Numbers 22:8 - General; 22:12 - Thou shalt; 22:32 - before me; 23:4 - God; 1 Samuel 8:7 - Hearken; Job 4:13 - thoughts; Jeremiah 1:7 - for thou shalt Verse 21Proverbs 1:15, 1:16ReciprocalNumbers 16:15 - I have not; 22:35 - I shall speak; 1 Kings 13:13 - General Verse 22God's2 Kings 10:20; Hosea 1:4 and the angelNumbers 22:35; Genesis 48:15, 48:16; Exodus 3:2-6; Hosea 12:4, 12:5 stoodNumbers 22:32; Exodus 4:24; Lamentations 2:4ReciprocalJudges 19:3 - his servant; 2 Peter 2:16 - the dumb Verse 23the ass saw2 Kings 6:17; 1 Chronicles 21:16; Daniel 10:7; Acts 22:9; 1 Corinthians 1:27-29; 2 Peter 2:16; Jude 1:11 the ass turnedJeremiah 8:7ReciprocalGenesis 3:24 - a flaming; Exodus 4:24 - the Lord; Joshua 5:13 - his sword; 2 Peter 2:15 - who Verse 25crushed Balaam'sJob 5:13-15; Isaiah 47:12

Verse 26where was no wayIsaiah 26:11; Hosea 2:6ReciprocalGenesis 31:24 - dream Verse 27and Balaam's angerProverbs 14:16, 27:3, 27:4

Verse 28the Lord openedAnd where is the wonder of all this? If the ass had opened her own mouth, and reproved the rash prophet, we might well be astonished; but when God opens the mouth, an ass can speak as well as a man. It is to no purpose to speak of the construction of the ass's mouth, of the formation of the tongue and jaws being unfit for speaking; for an adequate cause is assigned for this wonderful effect, "The Lord opened the mouth of the ass"; and no one who believes in a God, can doubt of his power to do this and much more. Exodus 4:11; Luke 1:37; 1 Corinthians 1:19; 2 Peter 2:16 What have IRomans 8:22ReciprocalGenesis 3:1 - he said; Numbers 22:32 - Wherefore; Proverbs 12:10 - righteous; John 11:51 - he prophesied; 1 Corinthians 9:9 - Doth; 2 Peter 2:15 - who Verse 29for now wouldProverbs 12:10, 12:16; Ecclesiastes 9:3ReciprocalGenesis 3:1 - he said; 30:34 - General; Matthew 2:16 - when Verse 30the ass said2 Peter 2:16 upon which thou hast riddenHeb. who hast ridden upon me, ever since I was thine. or, ever since thou wast, unto, etc. 1 Corinthians 1:27, 1:28ReciprocalNumbers 16:15 - I have not Verse 31openedNumbers 24:4 *marg. 24:16; Genesis 21:19; 2 Kings 6:17-20; 1 Chronicles 21:16; Luke 24:16, 24:31; Acts 26:18 bowed downExodus 34:8; Psalm 9:20; John 18:6 fell flat on his faceor, bowed himselfReciprocalNumbers 23:3 - peradventure; 24:3 - whose eyes are open hath said Verse 32WhereforeNumbers 22:28; Deuteronomy 25:4; Psalm 36:6, 145:9, 147:9; Jonah 4:11 withstand theeHeb. be an adversary unto thee, Numbers 22:22 thy wayDeuteronomy 23:4; Proverbs 28:6; Micah 6:5; Acts 13:10; 2 Peter 2:14, 2:15 before meNumbers 22:20, 22:22, 22:35; Exodus 3:2-6; Proverbs 14:2, 28:18ReciprocalGenesis 8:1 - the cattle; Ecclesiastes 11:9 - walk; Jeremiah 3:21 - for they have Verse 33surelyNumbers 14:37, 16:33-35; 1 Kings 13:24-28

Verse 34I Have sinnedExodus 9:27, 10:16, 10:17; 1 Samuel 15:24, 15:30, 24:17, 26:21; 2 Samuel 12:13; Job 34:31, 34:32; Psalm 78:34; Matthew 27:4, 27:5 if it displease theeHeb. be evil in thine eyes, Numbers 22:12, 11:1; 1 Chronicles 21:7; Proverbs 24:18 *marg.I will getJob 34:31, 34:32ReciprocalGenesis 38:10 - displeased; 48:17 - displeased him; Deuteronomy 1:41 - We have sinned; Joshua 7:20 - Indeed; 1 Samuel 18:8 - displeased him; 29:7 - displease; 1 Kings 9:12 - they pleased him not Verse 35GoNumbers 22:20; Psalm 81:12; Isaiah 37:26-29; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 I shall speakNumbers 22:20, 22:21Reciprocal22:22 - and the angel; 22:32 - before me; 23:5 - General; 23:16 - General; Deuteronomy 23:5 - Nevertheless; Joshua 24:10 - General; 1 Kings 13:18 - an angel; 2 Chronicles 18:13 - even what my God Verse 36wentGenesis 14:17, 18:2, 46:29; Exodus 18:7; 1 Samuel 13:10; Acts 28:15 the borderNumbers 21:13, 21:14; Deuteronomy 2:24, 3:8; Judges 11:18; Isaiah 16:2; Jeremiah 48:20

Verse 37 INumbers 22:16, 22:17, 24:11; Psalm 75:6; Matthew 4:8, 4:9; Luke 4:6; John 5:44ReciprocalNumbers 22:14 - Balaam refuseth; Daniel 2:6 - ye shall Verse 38have INumbers 22:18; Psalm 33:10, 76:10; Proverbs 19:21; Isaiah 44:25, 46:10, 47:12 the wordNumbers 23:16, 23:26, 24:13; 1 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 18:13ReciprocalExodus 4:15 - and I; Numbers 23:12 - General; 23:20 - I cannot; 24:12 - General; Judges 7:14 - his fellow; Jeremiah 1:7 - for thou shalt; Acts 4:20 - we cannot Verse 39Kirjathhuzothor, a city of streets, Probably Rabbath-Moab, now called Rabba, the capital of the Moabites; and being the royal city, distinguished by its streets. Numbers 22:39ReciprocalIsaiah 16:12 - when Verse 40Numbers 23:2, 23:14, 23:30; Genesis 31:54; Proverbs 1:16ReciprocalJeremiah 48:35 - him that offereth Verse 41high placesBamoth baal, "the high places of Baal," probably the same as Bamoth mentioned in Numbers 21:19, 21:20
evidently not far from Baal-meon, in the mountains of Abarim: for the Israelites were now encamped in the plains of Moab, which these mountains overlook. Baal, which signifies a lord or governor, was a name common to many idols; and probably here was the same as Chemosh, the god of Moab. 25:2, 25:3; Deuteronomy 12:2; 2 Chronicles 11:15; Jeremiah 48:35 utmostNumbers 23:13Reciprocal32:38 - Baalmeon; Joshua 13:17 - Bamothbaal; Isaiah 16:12 - when; Jeremiah 19:5 - the high; Micah 6:5 - Shittim