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

And Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now this company will lick up everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.

Therefore please come, curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall prevail and strike them and drive them out of the land, for I have perceived that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.

And he said to them, Lodge here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, as Jehovah speaks to me. So the rulers of Moab stayed with Balaam.

And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,

And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.

And the rulers of Moab arose and went to Balak, and said, Balaam refuses to come with us.

And they came to Balaam and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me;

And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the mouth of Jehovah my God, to do less or more.

And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, If the men have come to summon you, arise and go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that you shall do.

And God's anger burned because he went, and the Angel of Jehovah stationed Himself in the way as an adversary against him. And he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants with him.

And the Angel of Jehovah stood in a narrow path of the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side.

And the Angel of Jehovah went farther, and stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.

And Jehovah opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?

And the donkey said to Balaam, Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden, ever since I became yours, to this day? Has it ever been my habit to do this to you? And he said, No.

And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out as an adversary against you, because your way is perverse before Me.

And Balaam said to the Angel of Jehovah, I have sinned, for I did not know You were standing in the way against me. Now therefore, if it has been displeasing to Your eye, I will turn back.

And when Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is in the territory at the Arnon, at the border of the territory.

And Balaam said to Balak, Behold, I have come to you. Now, am I able at all to say anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I shall speak.

And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and he sent some to Balaam and to the rulers who were with him.

And Balaam raised his eyes, and saw Israel encamped according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

the utterance of him who hears the Words of the Mighty God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, who falls down, with open eyes:

Like valleys that have been stretched out, like gardens by a river, like aloes planted by Jehovah, like cedars beside the waters.

The Mighty God is bringing him out of Egypt; he has lofty horns like an oryx; he shall consume the nations, his enemies; he shall break their bones and pierce them with his arrows.

And Balak's anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I summoned you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times!

So Balaam said to Balak, Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,

And now, behold, I am going to my people. Come, I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the latter days.

the utterance of him who hears the words of the Mighty God, and has the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of the Almighty, who falls down, with open eyes:

And Edom shall be a possession; Seir also, his enemies, shall be a possession; and Israel shall do mightily.

Then he looked on Amalek, and he took up his parable and said: Amalek was first among the nations, but his end shall be everlasting destruction.

nevertheless the Kenites shall be burned up, until Asshur carries you away captive.

But ships shall come from the coasts of Kittim, and they shall afflict Asshur and afflict Eber, unto everlasting destruction.

(only so that the generations of the sons of Israel might be taught to know war, at least those who had not formerly known it),

And they were left, that He might test Israel by them, to know whether they would obey the commandments of Jehovah, which He had commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons; and they served their gods.

Therefore the anger of Jehovah burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan- Rishathaim eight years.

And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and Jehovah delivered Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed over Cushan-Rishathaim.

And the children of Israel again did evil in the eyes of Jehovah. So Jehovah strengthened Eglon king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the eyes of Jehovah.

And the children of Israel served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

Now Ehud made himself a sword (it was double-edged and a cubit in length) and girded it under his clothes on his right thigh.

And when he had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who were carrying the tribute.

And Ehud came to him (now he was sitting upstairs in his cool roof chamber). And Ehud said, I have a word from God for you. So he arose from his seat.

And the hilt went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his belly; and his excrement came out.

And when he had gone out, his servants came to look, and behold, the doors of the upper room were locked. And they thought, Surely he is covering his feet in the cool chamber.

And Ehud had escaped while they delayed, and passed beyond the graven images and slipped away to Seirah.

And he said to them, Follow me, for Jehovah has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. So they went down after him, seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over.

So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years.

And he struck Moab, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a line. With two lines he measured off those to be put to death, and with one full line those to be kept alive. Thus the Moabites became David's servants, and brought tribute.

And David captured seventeen hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. David also hamstrung all the chariot horses, except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots.

And David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David wherever he went.

Also from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.

then Toi sent Joram his son to King David, to ask after his peace and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi); and Joram brought in his hand articles of silver, articles of gold, and articles of bronze.

from Syria, from Moab, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, from Amalek, and from the spoils of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

He also put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And Jehovah gave victory to David wherever he went.

Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers.

And he did evil in the eyes of Jehovah, but not like his father and mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.

Now Mesha the king of Moab was a raiser of sheep, and he had brought to the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams.

So King Jehoram went out of Samaria that day and mustered all of Israel.

And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, By way of the wilderness of Edom.

And the king of Israel said, Alas! For Jehovah has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab!

And Jehoshaphat said, The Word of Jehovah is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

And Elisha said, As Jehovah of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay attention to you, nor look at you.

And he said, Thus says Jehovah: Make this valley full of ditches.

And this is but a slight thing in the eyes of Jehovah; He has also delivered the Moabites into your hand.

And it happened in the morning, when the grain offering was offered, that behold, water came by way of Edom, and the land was filled with water.

And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun was shining on the water; and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood.

So when they came to the camp of Israel, Israel rose up and struck the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they entered, striking to kill the Moabites.

And when the king of Moab saw that the battle had prevailed against him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew swords, to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not.