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Numbers 22:37

BalaamBalak

35 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.

36 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.

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 richly reward you?”

38 “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.”

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

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BSB
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 richly reward you?”
KJV
And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?
WEB
Balak said to Balaam, “Didn’t I earnestly send for you to summon you? Why didn’t you come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?”
ASV
And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honor?
DARBY
And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to thee to call thee? why didst thou not come to me? am I not surely able to honour thee?
BLB
And Balak said to Balaam, “Was [it] not [that] I earnestly sent to you to call for you? Why did you not come to me? [Am] I not truly able to honor you?”
ÅB
Og Balak sa til Bileam: Sendte jeg ikke bud til deg og ba deg komme hit? Hvorfor kom du ikke til meg? Mener du jeg ikke skulle kunne vise deg ære nok?
OTB
Balak sa til Bileam: «Sendte jeg deg ikke en hastemelding? Hvorfor kom du ikke til meg? Er jeg virkelig ute av stand til å belønne deg?»
B1930
Og Balak sa til Bileam: Sendte jeg ikke bud til dig og bad dig komme hit? Hvorfor kom du ikke til mig? Mener du jeg ikke skulde kunne vise dig ære nok?

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Cross references

  • Numbers 24:11

    Therefore, flee at once to your home! I said I would richly reward you, but instead the LORD has denied your reward.”

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  • John 5:44

    How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

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  • Matthew 4:8–9

    Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

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  • Psalms 75:6

    For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,

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  • Luke 4:6

    “I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.

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  • Numbers 22:16–17

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

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