Numbers 22:37

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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I am not able, Numbers 22:16, Numbers 22:17, Numbers 24:11, Psalms 75:6, Matthew 4:8, Matthew 4:9, Luke 4:6, John 5:44

Reciprocal: Numbers 22:14 - Balaam refuseth Daniel 2:6 - ye shall

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Balak said unto Balaam,.... Upon their meeting together:

did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? or "in sending send" u; the first messengers in a very pressing manner, with great importunity, to give thee an invitation to come to me, and those men of rank and quality, with rewards of divination in their hands, and yet the invitation was rejected; and after them other messengers, more in number and greater in dignity, with larger offers and promises; and now indeed thou art come, but with much ado, what is the meaning of all this?

wherefore camest thou not unto me? at first, without showing so much indifference and reluctance, and which obliged me to send another message to thee:

am I not able to promote thee to honour? to give thee wealth and riches, and put thee into high places of honour and profit? hadst thou any doubt in thy mind about it, either concerning my ability or will to do it?

u שלח שלחתי "mittendo misi", Pagninus, Montanus.