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Numbers 24:20

AmalekAmalek

18 Edom will become a possession, as will Seir, his enemy; but Israel will perform with valor.

19 A ruler will come from Jacob and destroy the survivors of the city.”

Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.”

21 Next he saw the Kenites and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Your dwelling place is secure, and your nest is set in a cliff.

22 Yet Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive.”

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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
Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.”
KJV
And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.
WEB
He looked at Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, “Amalek was the first of the nations, but his latter end shall come to destruction.”
ASV
And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; But his latter end shall come to destruction.
DARBY
And he saw Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek is the first of the nations, but his latter end shall be for destruction.
BLB
And he saw Amalek, and he lifted up his oracle and said, “Amalek [was] first among the nations, and [his] end [is] utter destruction.”
ÅB
Så fikk han se amalekittene; da tok han til å kvede og sa: Det første blant hedningefolkene er Amalek; men til sist skal han gå til grunne.
OTB
Så så han på Amalek og begynte sin uttalelse og sa: "Amalek var den første blant nasjonene, men hans ende skal bli fullstendig ødeleggelse."
B1930
Så fikk han se amalekittene; da tok han til å kvede og sa: Det første blandt hedningefolkene er Amalek; men til sist skal han gå til grunne.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 17:14

    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”

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  • Exodus 17:8

    After this, the Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.

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  • Esther 7:9–10

    Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king.

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  • Esther 9:14

    So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.

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  • 1 Samuel 30:1

    On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.

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  • Esther 3:1

    After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him.

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  • 1 Chronicles 4:43

    and struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped. And they have lived there to this day.

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  • Exodus 17:16

    “Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”

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