"Because you're playing a dirty trick on me," Balaam answered the donkey. "If only I had a sword in my hand! I'd kill you right now!"

When he heard that it was being said about King Tirhakah of Ethiopia, "Look! He has come out to attack you!" he again sent messengers to Hezekiah.

"So now, if he doesn't inflict punishment in his anger, then he doesn't keep track of your many transgressions.

He keeps track of the number of stars, assigning names to all of them.

Otherwise, when the sun, daylight, moon, or stars turn dark, or when clouds fail to return after the rain

Now King Sennacherib had received this report concerning King Tirhakah of Cush: "He has marched out to fight against you."