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Numbers 23:2

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 23:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
Numbers 23:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
2And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
3And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height.
4And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.
5And Jehovah put a word in Balaam`s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Balak did as Balaam had spoken, etc.] Ordered seven altars to be built, and prepared seven bullocks and rams for sacrifice: and Balak and Balsam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram; both seem to be concerned in offering the sacrifices; Balak, though a king, it being usual for kings to be priests also, as Melchizedek was, and Balaam as a prophet; and these sacrifices were offered to the true God, as seems clear from (<042304>Numbers 23:4) and to which Balak, at the direction of Balaam, agreed, in order to gain the Lord on his side, that he might prevail over the people of Israel.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“offered: Num 23:14, Num 23:30 Numbers 23:3”
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