Joshua 24:10

but I was not willing to hearken unto Balaam,—so, he kept on blessing, you, and I rescued you out of his hand.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.

In Context

9Then rose up Balak, son of Zippor, king of Moab, and made war with Israel,—and sent and called for Balaam son of Beor, to curse you;

11Then passed ye over the Jordan, and came in unto Jericho, and, when they would have made war with you—even the lords of Jericho—the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Girgashite, the Hivite and the Jebusite, then delivered I them into your hand.

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Cross References

Numbers 22:11Lo! the people that hath come forth out of Egypt—he covereth the eye of the land. Now, do come, do revile me him, Peradventure I shall prevail in making war with him, And shall drive him out.

Numbers 22:35And the messenger of Yahweh said unto Balaam—Go with the men: Only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that, shalt thou speak. So Balaam went his way with the princes of Balak.

Numbers 23:15Then said he to Balak, Station thyself here by thine ascending-sacrifice,—while, I, meet him yonder.

Numbers 24:10Then kindled the anger of Balak against Balaam, and he smote together his hands,—and Balak said unto Balaam—To revile my foes, I called thee, And lo! thou hast kept on blessing, these three times.

Isaiah 54:17No instrument formed against thee, shall prosper, And every tongue that riseth against thee in judgment, shalt thou prove to be lawless,—This is the inheritance of the servants of Yahweh. And, their righteousness, is from me, Declareth Yahweh.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 24:2-15

Joshua's Farewell Address to Israel. ( b. c. 1427.) 1 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. 2 And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods. 3 And I took your father Abraham… Read the whole commentary →

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