Numbers 22:40
And when Balac had killed oxen and sheep, he sent presents to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
In Context
39So they went on together, and came into a city, that was in the uttermost borders of his kingdom.
Cross References
Genesis 31:54And after he had offered sacrifices in the mountain, he called his brethren to eat bread. And when they had eaten, they lodged there:
Numbers 23:14And when he had brought him to a high place, upon the top of mount Phasga, Balaam built seven altars, and laying on every one a calf and a ram,
Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 22:37-41
Meeting between Balak and Balaam. ( b. c. 1452.) 36 And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast. 37 And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour? 38 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I… Read the whole commentary →