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And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Rewards of divination - Rightly interpreted in (2 Peter 2:15) as the wages of unrighteousness.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian. —The close alliance that existed between the two nations appears throughout the e…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the elders of Moab, and the elders of Midian, departed ,
&c.] By which it appears that they were princes and nob…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The king of Moab formed a plan to have the people of Israel cursed; that is, to set God against them, who had until now fought for them. He had a f…

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