Joshua 24:9 Cross References - LITV

⁹ And Balak the son of Zipper, the king of Moab, rose up and fought against Israel, and sent and called for Balaam the son of Beor to curse you.

² And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

⁵ And he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor which is beside the River of the land of the sons of his people, to call for him, saying, Behold! A people has come out of Egypt. Behold! it has covered the face of the earth, and it is setting next to me. ⁶ And now please come, curse this people for me, for it is stronger than I. Perhaps I will prevail, that we may strike them, that I may drive them out from the land. For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed. ⁷ And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian left with the rewards of the seer in their hand. And they came to Balaam and spoke the words of Balak to him. ⁸ And he said to them, Stay here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, even as Jehovah may speak to me. And the leaders of Moab stayed with Balaam. ⁹ And God came to Balaam and said, Who are these men with you? ¹⁰ And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor king of Moab has sent to me, ¹¹ saying, Behold, a people has come out of Egypt which covers the eye of the earth. Now come, curse them for me; perhaps I will be able to overcome it and drive it out. ¹² And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for it is blessed. ¹³ And Balaam rose in the morning and said to the leaders of Balak. Go to your land, for Jehovah has refused to allow me to go with you. ¹⁴ And the leaders of Moab rose up and came to Balak. And they said, Balaam refuses to come with us. ¹⁵ And Balak sent yet again, more leaders and more honorable than they. ¹⁶ And they came to Balaam and said to him, So says Balak the son of Zippor, Please do not be hindered from coming to me, ¹⁷ for I will honor you with very much honor; and all that you say to me I will do. And please come, curse this people for me. ¹⁸ And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, If Balak would give to me his house full of gold and silver, I could not go beyond the mouth of Jehovah my God, to do anything, small or great. ¹⁹ And now you also please stay here tonight. And I shall know what more Jehovah may speak to me. ²⁰ And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, If the men have come to call you, rise up, go with them and say only the thing that I speak to you; it you shall do. ²¹ And Balaam rose up in the morning and saddled his ass and went with the leaders of Moab.

⁴ because they did not meet you with bread and with water in the way when you came out of Egypt; and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor, from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you. ⁵ But Jehovah your God would not listen to Balaam, and Jehovah your God turned the curse into a blessing to you, because Jehovah your God loved you.

²⁵ And now, are you at all any better than Balak the son of Zippor, the king of Moab? Did he indeed ever strive with Israel? Did he ever fight against them?

⁵ My people, remember now what Balak, king of Moab, planned; and what Balaam, the son of Beor, answered him from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may know the righteousnesses of Jehovah.