Números 22:2

2 Balaque, filho de Zipor, viu tudo o que Israel tinha feito 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 Os israelitas partiram e acamparam nas campinas de Moabe, para além do Jordão, perto de Jericó.

2 Balaque, filho de Zipor, viu tudo o que Israel tinha feito aos amorreus,

3 e Moabe teve muito medo do povo, porque era muita gente. Moabe teve pavor dos israelitas.

4 Então os moabitas disseram aos líderes de Midiã: “Essa multidão devorará tudo o que há ao nosso redor, como o boi devora o capim do pasto”.Balaque, filho de Zipor, rei de Moabe naquela época,

5 enviou mensageiros para chamar Balaão, filho de Beor, que estava em Petor, perto do Eufrates, em sua terra natal. A mensagem de Balaque dizia:“Um povo que saiu do Egito cobre a face da terra e se estabeleceu perto de mim.