Numbers 23:6

6 So he went back to Balak and found him standing beside his burnt offering with all the princes of Moab.

Numbers 23:6 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 23:6

And he returned unto him
Immediately, as soon as he was told what to say:

and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice;
continued in his devotions, hoping for success, and waiting for Balaam's return:

he and all the princes of Moab;
not only those that were sent to Balaam, but perhaps all the princes of the kingdom who were got together on this occasion, and by reason of the imminent danger they apprehended the nation was in on account of Israel.

Numbers 23:6 In-Context

4 God came to him, and Balaam said, "I have set up seven altars, and I offered a bull and a ram on each altar."

5 The LORD told Balaam, "Go back to Balak, and give him my message."

6 So he went back to Balak and found him standing beside his burnt offering with all the princes of Moab.

7 Then Balaam delivered this message: "Balak brought me from Aram. The king of Moab summoned me from the eastern mountains. 'Come, curse Jacob for me,' he said. 'Come, condemn Israel.'

8 How can I curse those whom God hasn't cursed? How can I condemn those whom the LORD hasn't condemned?