Numbers 24:2

And lifting up his eyes, he saw Israel there, with their tents in the order of their tribes: and the spirit of God came on him.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.

In Context

1Now when Balaam saw that it was the Lord's pleasure to give his blessing to Israel, he did not, as at other times, make use of secret arts, but turning his face to the waste land,

3And moved by the spirit, he said, These are the words of Balaam, son of Beor, the words of the man whose eyes are open:

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Cross References

Numbers 11:25Then the Lord came down in the cloud and had talk with him, and put on the seventy men some of the spirit which was on him: now when the spirit came to rest on them, they were like prophets, but only at that time.

Numbers 24:5How fair are your tents, O Jacob, your houses, O Israel!

1 Samuel 19:20And Saul sent men to take David; and when they saw the band of prophets at work, with Samuel in his place at their head, the spirit of God came on Saul's men, and they became like prophets.

2 Chronicles 15:1And the spirit of God came on Azariah, the son of Oded;

Song of Solomon 6:10Who is she, looking down as the morning light, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, who is to be feared like an army with flags?

Matthew 10:4Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who was false to him.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:2-10

Balaam Blesses Israel a Third Time. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him. 3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God,… Read the whole commentary →

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