Numbers 22:22

Good News Translation

God was angry that Balaam was going, and as Balaam was riding along on his donkey, accompanied by his two servants, the angel of the Lord stood in the road to bar his way.

Cross References

2 Kings 10:20

Then Jehu ordered, “Proclaim a day of worship in honor of Baal!” The proclamation was made,

Exodus 23:20

“I will send an angel ahead of you to protect you as you travel and to bring you to the place which I have prepared.

Exodus 4:24

At a camping place on the way to Egypt, the Lord met Moses and tried to kill him.

Lamentations 2:4

He aimed his arrows at us like an enemy; He killed all those who were our joy and delight. Here in Jerusalem we felt his burning anger.

Hosea 1:4

the Lord said to Hosea, “Name him ‘Jezreel,’ because it will not be long before I punish the king of Israel for the murders that his ancestor Jehu committed at Jezreel. I am going to put an end to Jehu's dynasty.

Numbers 22:23

When the donkey saw the angel standing there holding a sword, it left the road and turned into the fields. Balaam beat the donkey and brought it back onto the road.

Numbers 22:32

The angel demanded, “Why have you beaten your donkey three times like this? I have come to bar your way, because you should not be making this journey.

Numbers 22:35

But the angel said, “Go on with these men, but say only what I tell you to say.” So Balaam went on with them.