Numbers 22:2
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Now Balak, the son of Zippor, saw what Israel had done to the Amorites.
Webster's Revision
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
World English Bible
Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Barnes's Numbers 22:2 Bible Commentary
Balak the son of Zippor - The comparison of Numbers 22:4 with Numbers 21:26 suggests that Balak was not the hereditary king but a Midianite, and that a change of dynasty had taken place. His father's name, Zippor, "Bird," reminds us of those of other Midianites, e. g., Oreb, "Crow," Zeeb, "Wolf." Possibly the Midianite chieftains had taken advantage of the weakness of the Moabites after the Amorite victories to establish themselves as princes in the land.
