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Numbers 22:2

BalakZippor
Fear

1 Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho.

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

3 and Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous. Indeed, Moab dreaded the Israelites.

4 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,

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BSB
Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites,
KJV
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
WEB
Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
ASV
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
DARBY
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
BLB
And Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorite,
ÅB
Da Balak, Sippors sønn, så alt det Israel hadde gjort mot amorittene,
OTB
Balak, Sippors sønn, så alt det Israel hadde gjort med amorittene.
B1930
Da Balak, Sippors sønn, så alt det Israel hadde gjort mot amorittene,

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Cross references

  • Judges 11:25

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

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  • Numbers 21:20–35

    and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah overlooks the wasteland.

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  • Numbers 21:3

    And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah.

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