From Nave’s Topical Bible
Zippor
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 6Passages listed
- 2Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
The passages, in Bible order (6)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 6 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Numbers 22:2
Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites,
Commentary on Numbers 22:22 voices
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Balak the son of Zippor - The comparison of Num 22:4 with Num 21:26 suggests that Balak was not the hereditary king but a Midianite, and that a change of dynasty had taken place. His fathers 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.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
- Numbers 22:4
So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
Commentary on Numbers 22:42 voices
And Moab said unto the elders of Midian,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
They needed not to fear any harm from them if they knew (and it is probable that Moses let them know) the orders God had given to Israel not to contend with the Moabites, nor to use any hostility against them, Deut. ii. But, if they had any notice of this, they were jealous that it was but a sham, to make them secure, that they might be the more easily conquered.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan
- Numbers 22:10
And Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
Commentary on Numbers 22:102 voices
And Balaam said unto God,.... In answer to the question he put to him: Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me; these men, and a message by them: saying; as follows.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
His real character has long been a subject of discussion. Some, judging from his language, have thought him a saint; others, looking to his conduct, have described him as an irreligious charlatan; and a third class consider him a novice in the faith, who had a fear of God, but who had not acquired power over his passions [HENGSTENBERG].
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
- Numbers 22:16
They came to Balaam and said, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
Commentary on Numbers 22:162 voices
We read of Midianites near Mount Sinai, Exod. ii, and iii, which seem to have been a colony of this people, that went out to seek new quarters, as the manner of those times was, but the body of that people were seated in those parts. Lick up - That is, consume and utterly destroy, in which sense the fire is said to lick up the water and sacrifices, 1 Kings xviii, 38.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765Evangelical
And they came to Balaam,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Numbers 23:18
Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
Commentary on Numbers 23:181 voice
And he took up his parable,.... Pronounced the word put into his mouth: and said, rise up Balak, and hear; not from his seat, as Eglon a successor of his did, Jdg 3:20 for he was now standing by his burnt offering; but the sense is, that he would raise his attention, and stir up himself with all diligence to hear what he was about to say: hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor; or to his word, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan, which follow.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Joshua 24:9
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,
Commentary on Joshua 24:92 voices
Then Balak the son of Zippor, the king of Moab, arose,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Then Balak - arose and warred against Israel - This circumstance is not related in Numbers 22:1-41, nor does it appear in that history that the Moabites attacked the Israelites; and probably the warring here mentioned means no more than his attempts to destroy them by the curses of Balaam, and the wiles of the Midianitish women.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical