Numbers 24:20

Then Balaam looked at Amalek and began his prophecy. He said, 1 “Amalek was once the greatest of nations, 2 but his final end will be destruction.”

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And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

In Context

19Out of Jacob a king will come who will have dominion, 2 and he will destroy the survivors of their city.”

21Then Balaam looked toward the Kenites and began his prophecy. He said, 1 “The place where you live is strong, 2 and your nest is in the rocks. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 17:8Then an army of the Amalek people came and attacked Israel at Rephidim.

Exodus 17:16He said, “For a hand was lifted up to the throne of Yahweh—that Yahweh will wage war with Amalek from generation to generation.”

1 Samuel 14:48He acted with great courage and defeated the Amalekites. He rescued Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.

1 Samuel 27:8David and his men attacked various places, making raids on the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those nations were the inhabitants of the land, as you go to Shur, as far as the land of Egypt. They had been living there in the land from ancient times. + 27:8 Instead of the Girzites which is found in some ancient Hebrew copies, some modern versions have the Gizrites which is found in the margin of some Hebrew manuscripts.

1 Samuel 30:17David attacked them from the twilight to the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped except for four hundred young men, who rode on camels and fled.

Esther 3:1After these things, King Ahasuerus promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and placed his seat of authority above all the officials who were with him.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:16-25

Balaam's Prophecy. ( b. c. 1452.) 15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and… Read the whole commentary →

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