Numbers 24:11
And now flee thou to thy place; I said I would very highly honour thee, and behold, Jehovah has kept thee back from honour.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
12And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not also speak to thy messengers whom thou sentest to me, saying,
Cross References
Numbers 22:37And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to thee to call thee? why didst thou not come to me? am I not surely able to honour thee?
Acts 8:20And Peter said to him, Thy money go with thee to destruction, because thou hast thought that the gift of God can be obtained by money.
Hebrews 11:24By faith Moses, when he had become great, refused to be called son of Pharaoh's daughter;
2 John 1:8See to yourselves, that we may not lose what we have wrought, but may receive full wages.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:11-15
Balak's Remonstrance. ( b. c. 1452.) 10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times. 11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honour. 12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying, 13 If Balak would give me his… Read the whole commentary →