בָּלָק

Numbers 22:2 בָּלָ֖ק Balak

Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites,

Numbers 22:4 וּבָלָ֧ק and Balak

So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,

Numbers 22:7 בָלָֽק׃ Balak

The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak.

Numbers 22:10 בָּלָ֧ק Balak

And Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:

Numbers 22:13 בָלָ֔ק Balak

So Balaam got up the next morning and said to Balak’s princes, “Go back to your homeland, because the LORD has refused to let me go with you.”

Numbers 22:14 בָּלָ֑ק Balak

And the princes of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”

Numbers 22:15 בָּלָ֑ק Balak

Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first messengers.

Numbers 22:16 בָּלָ֣ק Balak

They came to Balaam and said, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,

Numbers 22:18 בָלָ֔ק בָלָ֛ק Balak

But Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything small or great to go beyond the command of the LORD my God.

Numbers 22:35 בָלָֽק׃ Balak

But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you are to speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

Numbers 22:36 בָּלָ֖ק Balak

When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory.

Numbers 22:37 בָּלָ֜ק Balak

And he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to reward you richly?”

Numbers 22:38 בָּלָ֗ק Balak

“See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”

Numbers 22:39 בָּלָ֑ק Balak

So Balaam accompanied Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.

Numbers 22:40 בָּלָ֖ק Balak

Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.

Numbers 22:41 בָּלָק֙ Balak

The next morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people.

Numbers 23:1 בָּלָ֔ק Balak

Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”

Numbers 23:2 בָּלָ֔ק בָּלָ֧ק Balak

So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

Numbers 23:3 לְבָלָ֗ק to Balak

“Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So Balaam went off to a barren height,

Numbers 23:5 בָּלָ֖ק Balak

Then the LORD put a message in Balaam’s mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and give him this message.”

Numbers 23:7 בָלָ֤ק Balak

And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’

Here: The king of Moab who hired Balaam. He is named as the one behind the whole project.

Numbers 23:11 בָּלָק֙ Balak

Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, and behold, you have only blessed them!”

Numbers 23:13 בָּלָ֗ק Balak

Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them. And from there, curse them for me.”

Numbers 23:15 בָּלָ֔ק Balak

Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there.”

Numbers 23:16 בָּלָ֖ק Balak

And the LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and speak what I tell you.”

Numbers 23:17 בָּלָ֔ק Balak

So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with the princes of Moab. “What did the LORD say?” Balak asked.

Numbers 23:18 בָּלָק֙ O Balak

Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.

Numbers 23:25 בָּלָק֙ Balak

Now Balak said to Balaam, “Then neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”

Numbers 23:26 בָּלָ֑ק Balak

But Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?”

Numbers 23:27 בָּלָק֙ Balak

“Please come,” said Balak, “I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God that you curse them for me from there.”

Numbers 23:28 בָּלָ֖ק Balak

And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland.

Numbers 23:29 בָּלָ֔ק Balak

Then Balaam said, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”

Numbers 23:30 בָּלָ֔ק Balak

So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

Numbers 24:10 בָּלָק֙ בָּלָ֜ק Balak

Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times.

Numbers 24:12 בָּלָ֑ק Balak

Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not already tell the messengers you sent me

Numbers 24:13 בָלָ֜ק Balak

that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I must speak whatever the LORD says.

Numbers 24:25 בָּלָ֖ק Balak

Then Balaam arose and returned to his homeland, and Balak also went on his way.

Joshua 24:9 בָּלָ֤ק Balak

Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,

Judges 11:25 מִבָּלָ֥ק more than Balak

Are you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?

Micah 6:5 בָּלָק֙ Balak

My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”

Here: The Moabite king of Numbers 22–24 who feared Israel camped on his border.