Numbers 23:26

26 But Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not tell you, ¹‘All that the Lord says, that I must do’? ”

Numbers 23:26 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 23:26

But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, told not I thee
He appeals to him for his honesty and faithfulness, for honest and faithful he would be thought to be, both to God and man; that when he first met him, he plainly told him what he must expect: from him:

saying, all that the Lord speaketh, that I must do;
which was very true, he was obliged to do as he had bid him, and speak what he had said unto him, though it was sore against his will; he would fain both have spoken and done otherwise, if he might have been permitted.

Numbers 23:26 In-Context

24 Behold, a people! As a lioness it rises up and as a lion it lifts itself; it does not lie down until it has devoured the prey and drunk the blood of the slain. ”

25 And Balak said to Balaam, “Do not curse them at all, and do not bless them at all. ”

26 But Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not tell you, ‘All that the Lord says, that I must do’? ”

27 And Balak said to Balaam, “Come now, I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there. ”

28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the desert.

Cross References

• 1. 23:26 See ch. 22:18