Numbers 23:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 23:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 23:3 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 23:3 — KJV
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place. to an...: or, solitary”
— Numbers 23:3 (KJV)
Numbers 23:3 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 23:3
“Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering. whatsoever...: Heb. that which cometh forth, which shall come forth and...: or, or I will offer it, etc”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:3: burnt, offering, lord
“And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:3: balak, stand, burnt
“And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:3: burnt, offering, went
“But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. I thought: Heb. I said I thought...: or, I said with myself, He will surely come out, etc: Heb. I said strike: Heb. move up and down”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:3: stand, lord, come
“For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:3: burnt, offering, lord
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