Strong's Hebrew · H1111

בָּלָק

Bâlâq · baw-lawk'

Balak.

Definition

Balak, a Moabitish king

Derivation

from H1110 (בָּלַק); waster;

Appears 43 times in Scripture

Numbers 22:38

“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.”

Numbers 22:36

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.

Numbers 23:1

Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”

Numbers 23:2

So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

Numbers 22:35

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.

Numbers 22:41

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.

Numbers 22:40

Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.

Numbers 22:39

So Balaam accompanied Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.

Numbers 22:37

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).

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