Numbers 22:36

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

³⁶When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory.³⁷And he said to Balaam, "Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to richly reward you?" ³⁸"See, I have come to you," Balaam replied, "but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth." ³⁹So Balaam accompanied Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. ⁴⁰Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him. ⁴¹The next morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people.

Bible Verse Review
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went: Genesis 14:17, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 46:29, Exodus 18:7, 1 Samuel 13:10, Acts 28:15

the border: Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:14, Deuteronomy 2:24, Deuteronomy 3:8, Judges 11:18, Isaiah 16:2, Jeremiah 48:20

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when Balak heard that Balaam was come,.... Messengers being sent to acquaint him with it, either by Balaam, or by the princes:

he went out to meet him; overjoyed at the news that his princes had succeeded, and to show him respect, and do him honour, and all to encourage him to do his utmost for him:

unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast; by the situation of it, being on the border of the river Arnon, which river was in the extreme parts of Moab, and divided between the Moabites and Amorites, it is generally thought to be the city Ar, called "Ar of Moab", see Numbers 21:13, and the king coming to meet Balaam so far as the uttermost border of his dominions showed the greater respect to him.