And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.
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Interpretation
Balak has now nothing to complain of, but that Balaam did not come sooner. Balaam bids Balak not depend too much upon him.
Glossary
- Balak Person
- Empty; spoiler, a son of Zippor, and king of the Moabites ( Num. 22:2 , 4). From fear of the Israelites, who were encamped near the confines of his territory, he applied to Balaam (q. v. ) to curse them; but in vain.
- Balaam Person
- Lord of the people; foreigner or glutton, as interpreted by others, the son of Beor, was a man of some rank among the Midianites ( Num. 31:8 ; comp. 16). He resided at Pethor ( Deut. 23:4 ), in Mesopotamia ( Num. 23:7 ).
- Bamoth-baal Place
- Heights of Baal, a place on the river Arnon, or in the plains through which it flows, east of Jordan ( Josh. 13:17 ; comp. Num. 21:28 ). It has been supposed to be the same place as Bamoth. Modern identification: Khirbet el Quweiqiyeh.