Numbers 24:2 KJV — MannaFest

Numbers 24:2

And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.

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ASV

And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

WEB

When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him,

YLT

and Balaam lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Israel tabernacling, by its tribes, and the Spirit of God is upon him,

DBT

And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel dwelling [in tents] according to his tribes; and the Spirit ofGod came upon him.

About this book

Old Testament

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Numbers — Israel on the move — and Israel on the ground in rebellion. Two censuses bracket thirty-eight wilderness years; God's faithfulness holds where the people's does not.

Author: Moses — the wilderness narrator; ‘Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys’ (33:2)
Date: The wilderness years, c. 15th–13th century BC

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23 verses on the floor

1 Samuel 19:20
And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
2 Chronicles 15:1
And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
1 Samuel 19:23
And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
1 Samuel 10:10
And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
Numbers 2:2–34
Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father’s house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.

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Nothing recommends religion more to the good opinion of those that look upon it at a distance than the unity and harmony of its professors, Ps. cxxxiii. The amiableness of this people, and the great reputation they should gain among their neighbours, are compared (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes--that is, in the orderly distribution of the camp (Nu 2:1-34). the spirit of God came upon him--Before the regular ministry of the prophets was instituted, God made use of various persons as the instruments through whom He revealed His will, and Balaam was one of these (De 23:5).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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H110961× in canon H7931129× in canon H7626190× in canon H7307378× in canon

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NUM 24:21SA 19:20 1SA 10:5-6
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
NUM 24:21SA 19:20 1SA 10:10
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
NUM 24:21SA 19:20 JOE 2:28
NUM 24:21SA 19:23 PRO 16:9
NUM 24:22CH 15:1 2CH 20:14
NUM 24:21SA 19:20 JHN 7:32
NUM 24:22CH 15:1 2CH 24:20
NUM 24:21SA 19:20 1CO 14:24-25

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