Numbers 23:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah,a and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. ”

Numbers 23:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The field of Zophim - Or, “of watchers.” It lay upon the top of Pisgah, north of the former station, and nearer to the Israelite camp; the greater part of which was, however, probably concealed f...
Numbers 23:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Balak's Sacrifices preliminary to Balaam's second Oracle. Balak's disappointment at Balaam's first utterance leads him to take Balaam to the field of Zophim (or the watchmen) in the hope that the d...
Numbers 23:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
Numbers 23:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The field of Zophim to the top of Pisgah— Zophim, signifies watchmen; and the field of Zophim seems to have been a plain on the top of the mountain, where watchmen were placed in order to give...
Numbers 23:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them...
Numbers 23:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Balaam (continued) 1-10. First Utterance of Balaam.
Numbers 23:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The field of Zophim. — i.e., of watchers. Tne spot seems to be identified with that from which Moses afterwards surveyed the promised land ( Deuteronomy 3:27 ), and which is described in Deuterono...
Numbers 23:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

No Enchantment against Israel Numbers 23:13-30 Balak was surprised and disappointed. He therefore bethought himself of limiting the seer's vision, so that he might see an attenuated Israel from...
Numbers 23:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The first of Balaam's prophecies was uttered in the midst of strange surroundings. Sacrifices were offered to heathen gods, while Balaam turned aside to inquire of Jehovah. The result was that we ha...
Numbers 23:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Observe, the folly as well as impiety of Balak. Common sense, one might have supposed, would have been enough to have convinced him, that if the LORD blessed Israel in one place, never would he suffe...
Numbers 23:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he brought him into the field of Zophim ,.... Or Sede Tzophim, as Hillerus i reads it, so called from the watch tower, and watchmen in it: Jarchi says, it was a high place, where a watchman stoo...
Numbers 23:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

BALAAM'S FIRST PROPHECY (vs.1-12) THE SANCTIFICATION OF ISRAEL Chapter 22:41 tells us that Balak brought Balaam to the high places of Baal in order to prophecy against Israel. Here he observe...
Numbers 23:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Balaam Again Blesses Israel. B. C. 1452. 13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee...
Numbers 23:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Zophim, a place so called from the spies and watches which were kept there. Pisgah, a high hill in the land of Moab, so called Deuteronomy 3:27 , Deuteronomy 34:1 .
Numbers 23:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Second Attempt To Influence Yahweh ( Numbers 23:13-26 ). Numbers 23:13 ‘And Balak said to him, “Come, I pray you, with me to another place, from where you may see them. You shall see but t...
Numbers 23:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Numbers 23:1 . Build me here seven altars . “As seven was a number of perfection, Balaam chose it on this occasion, because he intended to offer a grand sacrifice,...
Numbers 23:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 23:1 . Seven altars. The Lord commanded Job's friends to take seven bullocks and seven rams, offered no doubt on seven altars: Job 42:8 . This was the highest sacrifice a nation could pre...
Numbers 23:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Numbers 23:1 Build me here seven altars. According to the common opinion of the heathen, it was necessary to propitiate with sacrifices the God with whom they had to do, and if possible to s...
Numbers 23:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, to a high plateau of the mountain range which overlooks the Plains of Moab, and built seven altars, as before, and offered a bull...
Numbers 23:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 3:27 ; Deuteronomy 34:1 ; Deuteronomy 4:49 ; Hosea 12:11 ; Isaiah 1:10 ; Isaiah 1:11 ; Isaiah 46:6 ; Numbers 21:20 ; Numbers 23:1 ; Numbers 23:2 ; Numbers 23:29

Numbers 23:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Numbers 23:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 23:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Numbers 23:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Numbers 23:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Numbers 23:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 23:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Numbers 23:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Numbers 23:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Numbers 23:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Numbers 23:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Numbers 23:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 23:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Numbers 23:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Numbers 23:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 23:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Numbers 23:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 23:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Numbers 23:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Numbers 23:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge