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 he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear. Listen to me, son of Zippor.

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

And Job continued the lifting up of His speech, and said,

And Job continued the lifting up of his speech, and said,

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

Son of man, put out a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.

And I said, Ah Lord Jehovah! They say of me, Does he not speak parables?

In that day one shall take up a parable against you and mourn a mourning of mournings, saying, We shall be completely laid waste. He has exchanged the share of my people. How He has removed it from me! To the apostate He has divided our fields.

Shall not all these lift up a parable against him, and a mocking riddle to him, and say, Woe to him who increases what is not his! Until when, then, shall he load the pledges on himself?

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

And they sought to seize him, but feared the crowd. For they knew that He spoke the parable against them. And leaving Him, they went away.

Come

Therefore, I pray you, come now and curse this people for me. For they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall prevail so that we may strike them, and so that I may drive them out of the land. For I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.

As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse without cause shall not come.

Defy israel

And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day. Give me a man, and we will fight together.

And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah, the brother of David, killed him.

And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there to battle; and the men of Israel had gone up;

General references

And Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have kept on blessing them!

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