Números 22:2

2 Ora, Balaque, filho de Zipor, viu tudo o que Israel fizera aos amorreus.

Números 22:2 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 22:2

And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to
the Amorites.
] The word "Amorites" being particularly pointed, shows, as Aben Ezra observes, that Sihon and Og are both meant, and that there were not among the kings of the land of Canaan any so great as they; wherefore when Balak, who was the present king of Moab, saw what Israel had done to them, that they had conquered them, and seized upon their kingdoms: he reasoned within himself, and said, as Jarchi represents him, that if they could not stand before Israel, much less could he and his people; and the rather, since those kings Israel had subdued were too powerful for the king of Moab, and had taken part of his country from him, and yet Israel was too strong for them.

Números 22:2 In-Context

1 Depois os filhos de Israel partiram, e acamparam-se nas planícies de Moabe, além do Jordão, na altura de Jericó.

2 Ora, Balaque, filho de Zipor, viu tudo o que Israel fizera aos amorreus.

3 E Moabe tinha grande medo do povo, porque era muito; e Moabe andava angustiado por causa dos filhos de Israel.

4 Por isso disse aos anciãos de Midiã: Agora esta multidão lamberá tudo quanto houver ao redor de nós, como o boi lambe a erva do campo. Nesse tempo Balaque, filho de Zipor, era rei de Moabe.

5 Ele enviou mensageiros a Balaão, filho de Beor, a Petor, que está junto ao rio, � terra dos filhos do seu povo, a fim de chamá-lo, dizendo: Eis que saiu do Egito um povo, que cobre a face da terra e estaciona defronte de mim.