Numbers 22:40

“And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.”

"And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him." - Numbers 22:40
Commentary

What does Numbers 22:40 mean?

In Numbers 22:40 of the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible, the verse reads: "And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him." This verse is part of the story of Balaam, a diviner who was hired by Balak, the king of Moab, to curse…

Read full commentaryDevotional

The Power of Misplaced Trust

In Numbers 22:40, we find a scene filled with deeper implications than its straightforward context suggests. The King James Version reads: "And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him." At the surface level, this verse narrates the…

Read devotionalPrayer

A Prayer of Surrender and Guidance Inspired by Numbers 22:40

Heavenly Father, We come before Your throne of grace today with hearts that seek guidance, understanding, and a deeper connection with You. As we meditate on the powerful truth found in Numbers 22:40, where it is written, "And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam…

Read prayer

Artwork for Numbers 22:40

See all →
Numbers 22:40 - "And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him."
Isaiah 40: 22
Isaiah 40: 22
Numbers 7:40 - "One kid of the goats for a sin offering:"
Matthew 22:40 - "On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."
Numbers 29:40 - "And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD commanded Moses."
Numbers 31:40 - "And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD'S tribute was thirty and two persons."
Numbers 32:40 - "And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein."
Genesis 40:22 - "But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them."
Numbers 26:40 - "And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites."
Numbers 15:40 - "That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God."
"One kid of the goats for a sin offering:" - Numbers 7:40
Numbers 33:40 - "And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel."
Job 40:22 - "The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about."
Numbers 4:40 - "Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty."
Exodus 40:22 - "¶ And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail."
Luke 22:40 - "And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation."
Numbers 3:40 - "¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names."
1 Kings 22:40 - "So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead."
"On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." - Matthew 22:40
Numbers 1:40 - "¶ Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;"
2 Samuel 22:40 - "For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me."
Isaiah 40:22 - "It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:"
Numbers 6:22 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 7:22 - "One kid of the goats for a sin offering:"
Numbers 33:22 - "And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelathah."
"And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD commanded Moses." - Numbers 29:40
"But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them." - Genesis 40:22
Numbers 34:22 - "And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli."