Numbers 23:26

26 Then Balaam said unto Balak, Did I not tell thee that all that the LORD says unto me, 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 the people, who shall rise up as a great lion and lift up himself as a young lion; he shall not lie down until he eats of the prey and drinks the blood of the slain.

25 Then Balak said unto Balaam, Now that you do not curse them, do not bless them either.

26 Then Balaam said unto Balak, Did I not tell thee that all that the LORD says unto me, that I must do?

27 And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou may curse them for me from there.

28 And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looks toward Jeshimon.