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Numbers 22:41

BaalBalaamBalakBamoth-baal

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

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

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.
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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.
WEB
In the morning, Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from there part of the people.
ASV
And it came to pass in the morning, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from thence the utmost part of the people.
DARBY
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up to the high places of Baal, and he saw from thence the extremity of the people.
BLB
And it was the next day that Balak took Balaam and brought him up into Bamoth-baal, that he might observe from there the extremity of the people.
ÅB
Morgenen etter tok Balak Bileam med seg og førte ham opp på Bamot Ba'al; derfra så han den ytterste del av folket.
OTB
Neste morgen tok Balak Bileam opp til Ba'als høyder, og derfra kunne han se en del av israelittenes leir.
B1930
Morgenen efter tok Balak Bileam med sig og førte ham op på Bamot Ba'al; derfra så han den ytterste del av folket.

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  • Numbers 23:13

    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.”

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  • Numbers 25:2–3

    who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods.

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  • Numbers 21:28

    For a fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnon’s heights.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:2

    Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.

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  • Jeremiah 48:35

    In Moab, declares the LORD, I will bring an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods.

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  • 2 Chronicles 11:15

    And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made.

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