Numbers 22:20
God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them. But only do what I tell you to do.”
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In Context
21Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the leaders of Moab.
Cross References
Numbers 23:5Yahweh put a message in Balaam's mouth and said, “Return to Balak and speak to him.”
Numbers 23:16So Yahweh met Balaam and put a message in his mouth. He said, “Return to Balak and give him my message.”
Numbers 24:13'Even if Balak gave me his palace full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond Yahweh's word and anything bad or good, or anything at all that I might want to do. I can say only what Yahweh tells me to say.' Did I not say this to them?
1 Samuel 12:12When you saw that Nahash the king of the people of Ammon came against you, you said to me, 'No! Instead, a king must reign over us'—although Yahweh your God, was your king.
Psalms 78:30But they had not yet filled up; 1 their food was still in their mouths. 1
Isaiah 37:29Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance has reached my ears, 1 I will put my hook in your nose, and my bit in your mouth; 1 I will turn you back the way you came.” 1
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 →