Numbers 22:37
And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?
Context
This verse from Numbers Chapter 22 connects to 8 cross-references. Balak king of Moab, alarmed by Israel's victories, sends for the prophet Balaam to curse Israel; God tells Balaam not to curse them as they are blessed. Balaam travels with Balak's officials despite God's prohibition; his donkey sees the angel …
Andere Übersetzungen
And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honor?
and Balak saith unto Balaam, `Did I not diligently sent unto thee to call for thee? why didst thou not come unto me? am I not truly able to honour thee?'
And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not send to you, requesting you with all my heart to come to me? why did you not come? am I not able to give you a place of honour?
Querverweise
Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord hath …
For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, …
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray …
And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that …
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, …
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?