Numbers 23:7

And he took up his parable and said, Balak, the king of Moab, has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob and come, denounce Israel.

Numbers 22:5-6

Therefore he sent messengers unto Balaam, the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the river Eufrates in the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt; behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me.

Numbers 23:18

Then he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

Numbers 24:3

Then he took up his parable and said, Balaam, the son of Beor, has said and the man whose eyes are open has said,

Deuteronomy 23:4

because they did not meet you with bread and with water in the way when ye came forth out of Egypt and because they hired against thee Balaam, the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

Numbers 24:15

And he took up his parable and said, Balaam, the son of Beor, has said, the man whose eyes are open has said,

Numbers 24:23

And he took up his parable again and said, Alas, who shall live when God shall do these things!

Job 27:1

Moreover, Job continued his parable and said,

Job 29:1

Moreover, Job continued his parable and said,

Psalm 78:2

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter enigmas of old,

Micah 2:4

In that time shall one take up a saying against you and lament with a doleful lamentation and say, We have been utterly destroyed; he has changed the portion of my people; how has he taken our fields! He has given and divided our fields unto others.

Genesis 10:22

The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

Genesis 28:2

Arise, go to Padanaram to the house of Bethuel, thy mother's father, and take thee a wife from there of the daughters of Laban, thy mother's brother.

Genesis 28:7

and that Jacob had hearkened unto his father and his mother and had gone to Padanaram;

Numbers 22:11

Behold, this people that has come out of Egypt, covers the face of the earth; come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them and drive them out.

Numbers 22:17

for I will without a doubt honour thee greatly, and I will do whatever thou sayest unto me; come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

Numbers 24:21

And he looked on the Kenite and took up his parable and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock;

1 Samuel 17:10

And the Philistine said, I have dishonoured the ranks of Israel today; give me a man that we may fight together.

1 Samuel 17:25-26

And each one of the men of Israel were saying, Have ye seen this man that is come up? He is come up to dishonour Israel. It shall be that the king will enrich the man who overcomes him with great riches and will give him his daughter and make his father's house free in Israel.

1 Samuel 17:36

Whether it was a lion or a bear thy slave would kill it, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he has dishonoured the armies of the living God.

1 Samuel 17:45

Then David said to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword and with a spear and with a shield, but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of the hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast dishonoured.

2 Samuel 21:21

And when he dishonoured Israel, Jonathan, the son of Shimea, the brother of David, slew him.

2 Samuel 23:9

And after him was Eleazar, the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men who were with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and those of Israel were gone away.

Proverbs 26:2

As the sparrow in its wandering, as the swallow in its flight, so the curse causeless shall never come.

Ezekiel 17:2

Son of man, propose a figure and compose an enigma unto the house of Israel

Ezekiel 20:49

Then I said, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Does he not speak parables?

Habakkuk 2:6

Shall not all these take up a parable against him and a taunting enigma against him and say, Woe to him that multiplied that which was not his! And for how long would he pile thick clay upon himself?

Matthew 13:33

He spoke another parable unto them: The kingdom of the heavens is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.

Matthew 13:35

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

Mark 12:12

And they sought to lay hold on him but feared the multitude, for they understood that he had spoken the parable against them, and leaving him, they went away.

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Summary

And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

General references

Bible References

He took

Numbers 23:18
Then he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
Numbers 24:3
Then he took up his parable and said, Balaam, the son of Beor, has said and the man whose eyes are open has said,
Job 27:1
Moreover, Job continued his parable and said,
Job 29:1
Moreover, Job continued his parable and said,
Psalm 78:2
I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter enigmas of old,
Ezekiel 17:2
Son of man, propose a figure and compose an enigma unto the house of Israel
Ezekiel 20:49
Then I said, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Does he not speak parables?
Micah 2:4
In that time shall one take up a saying against you and lament with a doleful lamentation and say, We have been utterly destroyed; he has changed the portion of my people; how has he taken our fields! He has given and divided our fields unto others.
Habakkuk 2:6
Shall not all these take up a parable against him and a taunting enigma against him and say, Woe to him that multiplied that which was not his! And for how long would he pile thick clay upon himself?
Matthew 13:33
He spoke another parable unto them: The kingdom of the heavens is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.
Mark 12:12
And they sought to lay hold on him but feared the multitude, for they understood that he had spoken the parable against them, and leaving him, they went away.

Come

Numbers 22:6
Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people, for they are too mighty for me; peradventure I shall be able to smite them and drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom thou blessest shall be blessed, and he whom thou cursest shall be cursed.
Proverbs 26:2
As the sparrow in its wandering, as the swallow in its flight, so the curse causeless shall never come.

Defy israel

1 Samuel 17:10
And the Philistine said, I have dishonoured the ranks of Israel today; give me a man that we may fight together.
2 Samuel 21:21
And when he dishonoured Israel, Jonathan, the son of Shimea, the brother of David, slew him.
2 Samuel 23:9
And after him was Eleazar, the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men who were with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and those of Israel were gone away.

General references

Numbers 23:11
Then Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse my enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
Numbers 24:15
And he took up his parable and said, Balaam, the son of Beor, has said, the man whose eyes are open has said,