Numbers 23:6

6 He returned to him, and, behold, he was standing by his burnt- offering, he, and all the princes of Mo'av.

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 met Bil`am: and he said to him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bull and a ram on every altar

5 The LORD put a word in Bil`am's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.

6 He returned to him, and, behold, he was standing by his burnt- offering, he, and all the princes of Mo'av.

7 He took up his parable, and said, From Aram has Balak brought me, The king of Mo'av from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Ya`akov, Come, defy Yisra'el.

8 How shall I curse, whom God has not cursed? How shall I defy, whom the LORD has not defied?