Deuteronomy 23 (KJV) - Bible Truth Library

Library Home>Deuteronomy 23 (KJV)

Verse 4

Go

Verse 6

Articles on

Deuteronomy 23

Deut. 23:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

+

5

Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turnedj the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee.

j

Mic. 6:5• ⁵O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord. (Mic. 6:5)

More on:

+

Balaam,

Blessing,

God

Cross References

+

Nevertheless.

Num. 22:35• ³⁵And the angel of the Lord said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. (Num. 22:35)

;

Num. 23:5‑12,16‑26• ⁵And the Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
⁶And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
⁷And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
⁸How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?
⁹For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
¹⁰Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
¹¹And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
¹²And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?
¹⁶And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
¹⁷And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the Lord spoken?
¹⁸And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
¹⁹God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
²⁰Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
²¹He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
²²God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
²³Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
²⁴Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
²⁵And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
²⁶But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do? (Num. 23:5‑12,16‑26)

;

Num. 24:9• ⁹He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. (Num. 24:9)

;

Mic. 6:5• ⁵O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord. (Mic. 6:5)

;

Rom. 8:31• ³¹What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? (Rom. 8:31)

;

2 Cor. 4:17• ¹⁷For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; (2 Cor. 4:17)

because the.

Deut. 7:7‑8• ⁷The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
⁸But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. (Deut. 7:7‑8)

;

Deut. 33:3• ³Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words. (Deut. 33:3)

;

Psa. 73:1• ¹<<A Psalm of Asaph.>> Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. (Psa. 73:1)

;

Jer. 31:3• ³The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. (Jer. 31:3)

;

Ezek. 16:8• ⁸Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine. (Ezek. 16:8)

;

Mal. 1:2• ²I have loved you, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the Lord: yet I loved Jacob, (Mal. 1:2)

;

Rom. 9:13• ¹³As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. (Rom. 9:13)

;

Rom. 11:28• ²⁸As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. (Rom. 11:28)

;

Eph. 2:4‑5• ⁴But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
⁵Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) (Eph. 2:4‑5)

J. N. Darby Translation

+

5

But Jehovah thy God would not listen to Balaam; and Jehovah thy God turned the curse into blessing unto thee, because Jehovah thy God loved thee.