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Numbers 24:20

AmalekAmalek

18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

19 Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

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.

21 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

22 Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away 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

    And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

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  • Exodus 17:8

    Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

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  • Esther 7:9–10

    And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.

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  • Esther 9:14

    And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.

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  • 1 Samuel 30:1

    And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

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  • Esther 3:1

    After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.

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  • 1 Chronicles 4:43

    And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.

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  • Exodus 17:16

    For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

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