Numbers 22:37

Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not send men to you to summon you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?”

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In The King James Version

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?

In Context

36When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him at a city in Moab at the Arnon, which is on the border.

38Then Balaam replied to Balak, “See, I have come to you. Do I now have any power to say anything? I can only say the words that God puts into my mouth.”

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Cross References

Numbers 24:11So leave me right now and go home. I said I would greatly reward you, but Yahweh has kept you from getting any reward.”

Matthew 4:8Again, the devil took him up to a very high hill and showed him all the kingdoms of the world along with all their splendor.

John 5:44How can you believe, you who accept praise from one another but are not seeking the praise that comes from the only God?

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 →

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