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Numbers 22:36

King James Version (KJV)

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And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which [is] in the border of Arnon, which [is] in the utmost coast.

Numbers 22:36 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 22:36

Theological / Devotional

He went out. Balak went out with a large retinue of chiefs and dignitaries to honor the prophet who, it was hoped, would free the country from fears of invasion.

A city of Moab. Compare ch. 21:15. Ar may be the city here designated.

In the border. Sihon, king of the Amorites, had conquered the land of the Moabites as far as the Amon. Balak went to the very frontier of his territory to meet the prophet.

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