Strong's Hebrew · H1111
בָּלָק
Bâlâq · baw-lawk'
Balak.
Definition
Balak, a Moabitish king
Derivation
from H1110 (בָּלַק); waster;
Appears 43 times in Scripture
““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.””
“When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory.”
“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.”
“But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you are to speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.”
“The next morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people.”
“Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.”
“So Balaam accompanied Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.”
“And he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to reward you richly?””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).