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Numbers 22:15 Cross-References
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“And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.”
Numbers 22:15 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 22:15
Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they—Balak escalated both the size and status of his delegation. The Hebrew יְקָרִים (yeqārîm, "more honourable") indicates higher-ranking nobles, a greater honor for Balaam. This ancient Near Eastern strategy—when initial envoys fail, send more prestigious representatives—aimed to flatter recipients into compliance.Balak's persistence reveals he interpreted Balaam's first refusal as negotiable, not absolute. Had Balaam definitively closed the door ("God forbids cursing His people, and I will not discuss this further"), no second emb...
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“Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.”
“and spoke to him the words of Balak.”