Nehemiah 13:2 Cross References

Nehemiah 13:2

2: For they had not been friendly to the Israelites when they left Egypt. Instead, they hired Balaam to curse them, though our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Deuteronomy 23:5

  1. (But the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam. He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the LORD your God loves you.)

Matthew 25:40

  1. And the King will tell them, 'I assure you, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!'

Joshua 24:9

  1. Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, started a war against Israel. He asked Balaam son of Beor to curse you,
  2. but I would not listen to him. Instead, I made Balaam bless you, and so I rescued you from Balak.

Micah 6:5

  1. "Don't you remember, my people, how King Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead? And remember your journey from Acacia to Gilgal, when I, the LORD, did everything I could to teach you about my faithfulness."

Psalms 109:28

  1. Then let them curse me if they like, but you will bless me! When they attack me, they will be disgraced! But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing!

Numbers 24:5

  1. How beautiful are your tents, O Jacob; how lovely are your homes, O Israel!
  2. They spread before me like groves of palms, like fruitful gardens by the riverside. They are like aloes planted by the LORD, like cedars beside the waters.
  3. Water will gush out in buckets; their offspring are supplied with all they need. Their king will be greater than Agag; their kingdom will be exalted.
  4. God brought them up from Egypt, drawing them along like a wild ox. He devours all the nations that oppose him, breaking their bones in pieces, shooting them with arrows.
  5. Like a lion, Israel crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to arouse her? Blessed is everyone who blesses you, O Israel, and cursed is everyone who curses you."

Numbers 23:18

  1. This was the prophecy Balaam delivered: "Rise up, Balak, and listen! Hear me, son of Zippor.

Numbers 23:8

  1. But how can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I condemn those whom the LORD has not condemned?
  2. I see them from the cliff tops; I watch them from the hills. I see a people who live by themselves, set apart from other nations.
  3. Who can count Jacob's descendants, as numerous as dust? Who can count even a fourth of Israel's people? Let me die like the righteous; let my life end like theirs."
  4. Then King Balak demanded of Balaam, "What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies. Instead, you have blessed them!"

Numbers 22:3

  1. And when they saw how many Israelites there were, he and his people were terrified.
  2. The king of Moab said to the leaders of Midian, "This mob will devour everything in sight, like an ox devours grass!" So Balak, king of Moab,
  3. sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor, who was living in his native land of Pethor near the Euphrates River. He sent this message to request that Balaam come to help him: "A vast horde of people has arrived from Egypt. They cover the face of the earth and are threatening me.
  4. Please come and curse them for me because they are so numerous. Then perhaps I will be able to conquer them and drive them from the land. I know that blessings fall on the people you bless. I also know that the people you curse are doomed."
  5. Balak's messengers, officials of both Moab and Midian, set out and took money with them to pay Balaam to curse Israel. They went to Balaam and urgently explained to him what Balak wanted.
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