Numbers 22:2

Numbers 22:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
• New International Version (NIV)Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

Context of Numbers 22:2

1The Israelites travelled to Moab. They lived in tents at the side of the Jordan River. Jericho city was on the other side of the river. The king of Moab at that time was Balak, the son of Zippor. He had seen what the Israelites did to the Amorites. 3The people in Moab were afraid because there were so many Israelites. All the people in Moab became very afraid of the Israelites. 4So the Moabites said to the leaders of the Midianites, ‘This large group of people will destroy everything round us. They will be like a bull that eats all the grass in a field!’ So Balak, the king of Moab,

Numbers 22:2 word by word

וַיַּ֥רְא בָּלָ֖ק בֶּן־צִפּ֑וֹר אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לָֽאֱמֹרִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Balakבָּלָקbâlâq · BalakH1111
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Zipporצִפּוֹרtsippôr · ZipporH6834
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• all that Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• had doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• to the Amoritesאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567

Cross-references for Numbers 22:2

• Numbers 21:3The Lord accepted the Israelites' promise. He put the Canaanites under their power. The Israelites destroyed them and all their towns. After that, the place was called Hormah.
• Judges 11:25Do you think that you are better than Zippor's son Balak, king of Moab? He was not brave enough to argue with the Israelites or to fight against them.

Commentaries on Numbers 22:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Balak the son of Zippor - The comparison of Numbers 22:4 with Numbers 21:26 suggests that Balak was not the hereditary king but a Midianite, and that a change of dynasty had taken place. His father‘s name, Zippor, “Bird,” reminds us of those of other Midianites, e. g., Oreb, “Crow,” Zeeb, “Wolf.” Possibly the Midianite chieftains had taken advantage of the weakness of the Moabites after the Amorite victories to establish themselves as princes in the land.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3There is no mention of Balak outside of this event (Joshua 24:9; Judges 11:25; Micah 6:5; Revelation 2:14). Sihon, the Amorite king, had taken over his territory (Numbers 21:26). Israel had just defeated Sihon (21:21–31). Balak might have thought his small kingdom would be next.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Balak--that is, "empty." Terrified (De 2:25; Ex 15:15) at the approach of so vast a multitude and not daring to encounter them in the field, he resolved to secure their destruction by other means.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 22:2

• Zippor

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Balak
• Crush
• Curse
• Lick
• Moabite
• Promote
• Zippor

Commentaries on Numbers 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings