Numbers 23:6

6 So he returned to Balak, who was standing there 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 and God met with him. “I have set up seven altars,” Balaam said, “and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram.”

5 Then the LORD put a message in Balaam’s mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and give him this message.”

6 So he returned to Balak, who was standing there beside his burnt offering, with all the princes of Moab.

7 And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’

8 How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce those whom the LORD has not denounced?