Numbers 24:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 24:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 24:1 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 24:1 — KJV
“And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. to seek...: Heb. to the meeting of”
— Numbers 24:1 (KJV)
Numbers 24:1 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 24:1
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house...: or, Bethel”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:1: israel, went, other
“And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:1: lord, israel, other
“Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians. the battle...: Heb. the face of the battle was choice: or, young men”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:1: saw, israel, set
“And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. himself: Heb. his face”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:1: lord, seek, set
“So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:1: saw, israel, went
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