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Numbers 22:4

King James Version (KJV)

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Numbers 22:4

Verse 4 of 41

Scripture focus

And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all [that are] round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor [was] king of the Moabites at that time.

Numbers 22:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 22:4

Theological / Devotional

The elders of Midian. Moab and Midian were traditional enemies (Gen. 36:35), but were ready to unite against Israel. It seems that the “elders” were also called “kings” (Num. 31:8) and “princes” (Joshua 13:21). Among the peoples of the East men of age and experience are even today called “elders.” The Midianites were descendants of Abraham and Keturah (Gen. 25:2, 4), and were a pastoral people and itinerant traders (Gen. 37:28).

The grass of the field. Literally, “the greenness of the field,” meaning every trace of vegetation.

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