Book 4 God's Great Multitude
Numbers|23:24 Behold, 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.
Numbers|23:25 And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
Numbers|23:26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do.
Numbers|23:27 And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
Numbers|23:28 And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
Numbers|23:29 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
Numbers|23:30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on [every] altar.
Numbers|24:1 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.
Numbers|24:2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding [in his tents] according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.
Numbers|24:3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
Numbers|24:4 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling [into a trance], but having his eyes open:
Numbers|24:5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, [and] thy tabernacles, O Israel! NUMBERS | Holy Bible | Old Testament | King James | Book 4 God's Great Multitude
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