Numbers 24:13

Numbers 24:14 →

If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?

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Interpretation

This vain attempt to curse Israel is ended. Balak broke out into a rage against Balaam, and expressed great vexation.

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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.