Numbers 22:6

Balak Hires Balaam

⁵ He sent messengers to summon Balaam, son of Beor, who was at Pethor, on the Euphrates River, in the land where his people lived. Balak's message was: A nation has just come here from Egypt. They have spread out all over the countryside and are setting up their camp here in front of me. ⁶ Now, therefore, please come, curse this people for me since they are too mighty for me; perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. For I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.” ⁷ The elders of Moab and Midian left. They took money with them to pay for Balaam's services. They came to Balaam and told him what Balak had said.

Be Strong

Drive Them Out

Numbers 23:7-8

Balaam delivered this message: Balak brought me from Aram. The king of Moab summoned me from the eastern mountains. Come and curse Jacob for me, he said. 'Come and condemn Israel.

Numbers 24:9

He bows down and he lies down like a lion. Like a lion, who dares rouse him? Blessed is everyone who blesses you! Cursed is everyone who curses you!

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you. I will curse whoever curses you. All the people on earth will be blessed through you.

Genesis 27:29

May peoples serve you. And nations bow down to you. Be master of your brothers. And may your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you. Blessed be those who bless you.

Numbers 22:12

God said to Balaam: Do not go with them! Do not curse these people. They are blessed!

Numbers 22:17

I will make sure you are richly rewarded. I will do whatever you ask. Please, come and curse (execrate) these people for me.'

Deuteronomy 23:4

This is because they did not meet you with food and water on the way when you came out of Egypt. It is because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.

Joshua 24:9

The king of Moab, Balak son of Zippor, fought against you. He sent word to Balaam son of Beor and asked him to put a curse on you.

1 Samuel 17:43

The Philistine asked David: Am I a dog that you come to attack me with sticks? So the Philistine called on his gods to curse David.

1 Kings 22:6

So Ahab called in the prophets, about four hundred of them, and asked them: Should I attack Ramoth, or not? They answered: Attack, Jehovah will give you victory.

1 Kings 22:8

Ahab answered: There is one more, Micaiah son of Imlah. But I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, always something bad. The king should not say such things! Jehoshaphat replied.

1 Kings 22:13

The messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him: All the other prophets have prophesied success for the king. You had better do the same.

Nehemiah 13:2

This is because they did not give the children of Israel bread and water when they came to them, but got Balaam to put a curse on them. Our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Psalm 109:17-18

He loved to put curses on others, so he, too, was cursed. He did not like to bless others, so he never received a blessing.

Psalm 109:28

They may curse, but you will bless. Let those who attack me be ashamed, but let your servant rejoice.

Proverbs 26:2

Like the bird by wandering, like the swallow by flying, so a curse without cause does not land.

Isaiah 47:12-13

Keep all your magic spells and charms. You have used them since you were young. Perhaps they will be of some help to you. Perhaps you can frighten your enemies.

Ezekiel 13:6

They see falsehood and lying divination. They are saying: 'Jehovah declares,' when Jehovah has not sent them. Yet they hope for the fulfillment of their word.

Acts 8:9-10

A certain man called Simon was in the same city. He used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, telling everyone that he was great.

Acts 16:16

A young woman who had a spirit of divination met us as we were going to the place of prayer. She brought her masters much gain by soothsaying.