Numbers 22:17

For I am ready to honour thee, and will give thee whatsoever thou wilt: come and curse this people.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

In Context

16Who, when they were come to Balaam, said: Thus saith Balac the son of Sephor, Delay not to come to me:

18Balaam answered: If Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot alter the word of the Lord my God, to speak either more or less.

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Cross References

Numbers 22:37And he said to Balaam: I sent messengers to call thee, why didst thou not come immediately to me? was it because I am not able to reward thy coming?

Numbers 23:29Balaam said to him: Build me here seven altars, and prepare as many calves, and the same number of rams.

Deuteronomy 16:9Thou shalt number unto thee seven weeks from that day, wherein thou didst put the sickle to the corn.

Esther 7:9And Harbona, one of the eunuchs that stood waiting on the king, said: Behold the gibbet which he hath prepared for Mardochai, who spoke for the king, standeth in Aman's house, being fifty cubits high. And the king said to him: Hang him upon it.

Matthew 14:7Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatsoever she would ask of him.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 22:16-22

Balak's Second Message to Balaam. ( b. c. 1452.) 15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. 16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me: 17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people. 18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver… Read the whole commentary →

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