Numbers 23:6

6 So he returned to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, he and all the leaders 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 Balaam, and he said to him, "I have arranged seven altars, and I have offered a bull and a ram on the altar.

5 Yahweh put a word in the mouth of Balaam and said, "Return to Balak, and you must speak thus."

6 So he returned to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, he and all the leaders of Moab.

7 And he lifted up his oracle and said, "From Aram Balak lead me, from the mountains of the east the king of Moab, 'Go for me, curse Jacob, and go, denounce Israel.'

8 How can I curse [whom] God has not cursed, and how can I denounce [whom] Yahweh has not denounced?