Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath Huzoth. New Living Translation Then Balaam accompanied Balak to Kiriath-huzoth, English Standard Version Then Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. Berean Standard Bible So Balaam accompanied Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. King James Bible And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjathhuzoth. New King James Version So Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kirjath Huzoth. New American Standard Bible And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. NASB 1995 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. NASB 1977 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. Legacy Standard Bible And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. Amplified Bible And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. Christian Standard Bible So Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. Holman Christian Standard Bible So Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. American Standard Version And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kiriath-huzoth. Contemporary English Version They left and went to the town of Kiriath-Huzoth, English Revised Version And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kiriath-huzoth. GOD'S WORD® Translation Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath Huzoth. Good News Translation So Balaam went with Balak to the town of Huzoth, International Standard Version So accompanied by Balaam and Balak's officials, Balak traveled to Kiriath-huzoth, Majority Standard Bible So Balaam accompanied Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. NET Bible So Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. New Heart English Bible Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth. Webster's Bible Translation And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kirjath-huzoth. World English Bible Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Balaam goes with Balak, and they come to Kirjath-Huzoth, Young's Literal Translation And Balaam goeth with Balak, and they come to Kirjath-Huzoth, Smith's Literal Translation And Balaam will go with Balak and they will come to Kirjath Huzoth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSo they went on together, and came into a city, that was in the uttermost borders of his kingdom. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, they continued on together, and they arrived at a city, which was at the furthest borders of his kingdom. New American Bible Then Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. New Revised Standard Version Then Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Koriath-Hizroth. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Balaam went on with Balaq and brought him to the city Khetsroth. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kiriath-huzoth. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Balaam went with Balac, and they came to the cities of streets. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Angel and Balaam's Donkey…38“See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.” 39So Balaam accompanied Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. 40Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.… Cross References Numbers 23:1-3 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.” / So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar. / “Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So Balaam went off to a barren height, Numbers 24:1-2 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not seek omens as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness. / When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him, Deuteronomy 23:4-5 For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you. / Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you. Joshua 24:9-10 Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you, / but I would not listen to Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand. Micah 6:5 My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’” 2 Peter 2:15-16 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness. / But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness. 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. 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. 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. Numbers 31:16 “Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD. Nehemiah 13:2 because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing). 2 Kings 17:17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. 2 Kings 23:5 Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. 2 Chronicles 11:15 And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made. Psalm 106:28 They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods. Treasury of Scripture And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kirjathhuzoth. Kirjath-huzoth, or a city of streets. Jump to Previous Balak KiriathJump to Next Balak KiriathNumbers 22 1. Balak's first message for Balaam is refused15. His second message obtains him 22. An angel would have slain him, if he had not been saved by his donkey 36. Balak entertains him So Balaam went with Balak The phrase begins with "So," indicating a continuation of the narrative. Balaam, a non-Israelite prophet, is a complex figure in the biblical narrative. His journey with Balak, the Moabite king, is significant as it underscores the tension between divine will and human ambition. The Hebrew root for "went" (הלך, halak) often implies a deliberate action or journey, suggesting Balaam's conscious decision to accompany Balak despite previous divine warnings. This action sets the stage for the unfolding drama where Balaam's intentions and God's sovereignty will be tested. Historically, this journey reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice of kings seeking prophetic counsel to secure victory or favor, highlighting the cultural and religious dynamics of the time. and they came to Kiriath-huzoth Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So Balaamבִּלְעָ֖ם (bil·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1109: Balaam -- a prophet accompanied וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk Balak, בָּלָ֑ק (bā·lāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1111: Balak -- 'devastator', a Moabite king and they came וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to Kiriath-huzoth. חֻצֽוֹת׃ (ḥu·ṣō·wṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7155: Kiriath-huzoth -- 'city of streets', a city in Moab Links Numbers 22:39 NIVNumbers 22:39 NLT Numbers 22:39 ESV Numbers 22:39 NASB Numbers 22:39 KJV Numbers 22:39 BibleApps.com Numbers 22:39 Biblia Paralela Numbers 22:39 Chinese Bible Numbers 22:39 French Bible Numbers 22:39 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 22:39 Balaam went with Balak and they came (Nu Num.) |