But the man of God answered the king, ‘Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water here.
Numbers 22:18 - New International Version (Anglicised) But Balaam answered them, ‘Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything great or small to go beyond the command of the Lord my God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Balaam answered the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more. American Standard Version (1901) And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah my God, to do less or more. Common English Bible Balaam answered and said to Balak’s servants, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I wouldn’t be able to do anything, small or great, to break the command of the LORD my God. Catholic Public Domain Version Balaam responded: "Even if Balak were to give to me his own house, filled with silver and gold, I still would not be able to change the word of the Lord my God, neither to say more, nor to say less. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Balaam answered: If Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot alter the word of the Lord my God, to speak either more or less. |
But the man of God answered the king, ‘Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water here.
But Micaiah said, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tells me.’
But Micaiah said, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what my God says.’
Then Daniel answered the king, ‘You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means.
Now spend the night here so that I can find out what else the Lord will tell me.’
‘Well, I have come to you now,’ Balaam replied. ‘But I can’t say whatever I please. I must speak only what God puts in my mouth.’
‘Spend the night here,’ Balaam said to them, ‘and I will report back to you with the answer the Lord gives me.’ So the Moabite officials stayed with him.
Balaam answered, ‘Did I not tell you I must do whatever the Lord says?’
“Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the Lord – and I must say only what the Lord says”?
Peter answered: ‘May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
But I would not listen to Balaam, so he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you out of his hand.