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Numbers 22:3

And the Moabites were sore afraide of the people, because they were many, and Moab fretted against the children of Israel.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

In Context

2Now Balak the sonne of Zippor sawe all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

4Therfore Moab said vnto the Elders of Midian, Nowe shall this multitude licke vp all that are round about vs, as an oxe licketh vp ye grasse of the fielde: and Balak the sonne of Zippor was King of the Moabites at that time.

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Cross References

Exodus 1:12But the more they vexed them, the more they multiplied and grewe: therefore they were more grieued against the children of Israel.

Exodus 23:27I will send my feare before thee, and will destroy all the people among whome thou shalt go: and I will make all thine enemies turne their backes vnto thee:

Joshua 2:10For we haue heard, howe the Lord dried vp the water of the redde Sea before you, when you came out of Egypt, and what you did vnto the two Kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Iorden, vnto Sihon and to Og, whom ye vtterly destroyed:

Joshua 9:24And they answered Ioshua, and sayd, Because it was tolde thy seruants, that the Lord thy God had commanded his seruant Moses to giue you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land out of your sight, therefore we were exceeding sore afraid for our liues at the presence of you, and haue done this thing:

Isaiah 23:5When the fame commeth to the Egyptians, they shall be sorie, concerning the rumour of Tyrus.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 22:2-15

Balak Sends for Balaam. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho. 2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. 3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel. 4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of… Read the whole commentary →

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