Numbers 23:7

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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.

He took

Come

Numbers 22:6

Proverbs 26:2

Defy israel

1 Samuel 17:10

2 Samuel 21:21

2 Samuel 23:9

General references

Numbers 23:11

Numbers 24:15

Bible References

He took

And Balaam took up his discourse and said, "Rise, Balak, and hear; give ear to me, O son of Zippor:

and he took up his discourse and said, "The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,

And Job again took up his discourse, and said:

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old,

"Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! They are saying of me, 'Is he not a maker of parables?'"

In that day they shall take up a taunt song against you and moan bitterly, and say, "We are utterly ruined; he changes the portion of my people; how he removes it from me! To an apostate he allots our fields."

Shall not all these take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say, "Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own-- for how long?-- and loads himself with pledges!"

He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened."

And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away.

Come

Come now, curse this people for me, since they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them from the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed."

Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.

Defy israel

And the Philistine said, "I defy the ranks of Israel this day. Give me a man, that we may fight together."

And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, struck him down.

And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of Dodo, son of Ahohi. He was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew.

General references

And Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have done nothing but bless them."

And he took up his discourse and said, "The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,