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The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.
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The Wages of Unrighteousness
Commentators unanimously identify the "rewards of divination" as payment for Balaam's services. This was not a gift, but a financial transaction to procure a curse. The New Testament directly references this incident, calling it "the wages of unrighteousness" (2 Peter 2:15), highlighting the sinful, mercenary nature of Balaam's work.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Rewards of divination - Rightly interpreted in (2 Peter 2:15) as the wages of unrighteousness.
19th Century
Anglican
And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian. —The close alliance that existed between the two nations appears throughout the e…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the elders of Moab, and the elders of Midian, departed , &c.] By which it appears that they were princes and nob…
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