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Joshua 13:22

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20 Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth—

21 all the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon until Moses killed him and the chiefs of Midian (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba), the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.

The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.

23 And the border of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the clans of the Reubenites, including the cities and villages.

24 This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Gad:

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BSB
The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.
KJV
Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
WEB
The children of Israel also killed Balaam the son of Beor, the soothsayer, with the sword, among the rest of their slain.
ASV
Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among the rest of their slain.
DARBY
And Balaam the son of Beor, the diviner, did the children of Israel kill with the sword among them that were slain by them.
BLB
And Balaam son of Beor, the soothsayer, the sons of Israel killed with the sword, among those who were killed by them.
ÅB
Også Bileam, Beors sønn, spåmannen, slo Israels barn ihjel med sverdet sammen med de andre som de slo ihjel.
OTB
Israelittene drepte også Bileam, Beors sønn, som praktiserte spådom, med sverdet blant de andre drepte.
B1930
Også Bileam, Beors sønn, spåmannen, slo Israels barn ihjel med sverdet sammen med de andre som de slo ihjel.

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  • Numbers 31:8

    Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

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  • Jude 1:11

    Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.

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  • Revelation 2:14

    But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

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  • 2 Peter 2:15

    They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.

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  • Numbers 24:1

    And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.

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  • Numbers 22:5–7

    he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.

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  • Revelation 19:20

    But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

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