Numbers 22:36 KJV
And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.
Words Then and Now
- coast a border; a region or territory Webster’s 1828 · Coast
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Matthew Henry
- Balaam and Balak meetBalak has now nothing to complain of, but that Balaam did not come sooner. Balaam bids Balak not depend too much upon him. He seems to speak with vexation;...
Thompson Chains
Cross References
- Genesis 14:17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale.
- Genesis 18:2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
- Genesis 46:29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
- Exodus 18:7 And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
- Numbers 21:13–14 From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. …
- Deuteronomy 2:24 Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
- Deuteronomy 3:8 And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;
- Judges 11:18 Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
- 1 Samuel 13:10 And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.
- Isaiah 16:2 For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.
- Jeremiah 48:20 Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,
- Acts 28:15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
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Topics
- Arnon Boundary between Moabites and Amorites
- Covetousness Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness
- Heathen Balaam
- Hypocrisy Ith
- Moabites Calls for Balaam to curse Israel
- Sorcery By Balaam
- Temptation Balak tempts Balaam
- Worldliness Balaam
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Places
- City of MoabTown · also Ir-moab · Location disputed
- ArnonRiver · today Wadi Mujib · Location well established
- Places in Numbers 22 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- BalakEmpty; spoiler, a son of Zippor, and king of the Moabites (Num 22:2, Num 22:4). From fear of the Israelites, who were encamped near the...
- BalaamLord of the people; foreigner or glutton, as interpreted by others, the son of Beor, was a man of some rank among the Midianites (Num...
- MoabThe seed of the father, or, according to others, the desirable land, the eldest son of Lot (Gen 19:37), of incestuous birth.
- ArnonSwift, the southern boundary of the territory of Israel beyond Jordan, separating it from the land of Moab (Deut 3:8, Deut 3:16). This...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And when Balak בָּלָק bālāq בָּלָק Proper name
- heard וַיִּשְׁמַע wayyišmaʿ שָׁמַע Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- that Balaam כִּי kî Conjunction בִלְעָם bilʿām בִּלְעָם Proper name
- was come בָא bāʾ בּוֹא Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- he went out וַיֵּצֵא wayyēṣēʾ יָצָא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- to meet לִקְרָאתוֹ liqrāʾtô קִרְאָה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
- him unto a city אֶל ʾel Preposition עִיר ʿîr עִיר Noun · feminine singular construct
- of Moab מוֹאָב môʾāb מוֹאָב Proper name
- which is in the border אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative עַל ʿal Preposition גְּבוּל gĕbûl גְּבוּל Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Arnon אַרְנֹן ʾarnōn אַרְנוֹן Proper name
- which is in the utmost אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative בִּקְצֵה biqṣê קָצֶה Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
- coast הַגְּבוּל haggĕbûl גְּבוּל Noun · masculine singular · with the
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