Numbers 22:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 22:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 22:40 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 22:40 — KJV
“And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.”
— Numbers 22:40 (KJV)
Numbers 22:40 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 22:40
“And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 22:40: offered, oxen, sent
“Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:”
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“And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.”
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“And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 22:40: offered, oxen, sheep
“And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep. the same...: Heb. in that day”
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