Job 22:25

22:25 then the Almighty himself will be your gold, ¹ 

and the choicest ²  silver for you.

Job 27:16

27:16 If he piles up silver like dust

and stores up clothing like mounds of clay,

Numbers 22:18

22:18 Balaam replied ³  to the servants of Balak, “Even if Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I could not transgress the commandment ⁴  of the Lord my God ⁵  to do less or more.

Numbers 22:1

Balaam Refuses to Curse Israel

22:1 ⁶ The Israelites traveled on ⁷  and camped in the plains of Moab on the side of the Jordan River ⁸  across from Jericho. ⁹ 

Numbers 10:27

10:27 and over the company of the tribe of the Naphtalites was Ahira son of Enan.

Isaiah 2:7

2:7 Their land is full of gold and silver;

there is no end to their wealth. ¹⁰ 

Their land is full of horses;

there is no end to their chariots. ¹¹ 

Zephaniah 1:18

1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them

in the day of the Lord’s angry judgment.

The whole earth ¹²  will be consumed by his fiery wrath. ¹³ 

Indeed, ¹⁴  he will bring terrifying destruction ¹⁵  on all who live on the earth.” ¹⁶ 

Zechariah 9:3

9:3 Tyre built herself a fortification and piled up silver like dust and gold like the mud of the streets!

[22:25]  ¹ tn The form for “gold” here is plural, which could be a plural of extension. The LXX and Latin versions have “The Almighty will be your helper against your enemies.”

[22:25]  ² tn E. Dhorme (Job, 339) connects this word with an Arabic root meaning “to be elevated, steep.” From that he gets “heaps of silver.”

[22:18]  ³ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[22:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “mouth.”

[22:18]  ⁵ sn In the light of subsequent events one should not take too seriously that Balaam referred to Yahweh as his God. He is referring properly to the deity for which he is acting as the agent.

[22:1]  ⁶ sn The fifth section of the book (22:1-33:56) traces the Israelite activities in Transjordan. It is hard to determine how long they were in Transjordan, but a good amount of time must have elapsed for the number of moves they made and the wars they fought. There is a considerable amount of information available on this section of the book. Some of the most helpful works include: H. C. Brichto, The Problem of “Curse” in the Hebrew Bible (JBLMS); E. Burrows, The Oracles of Jacob and Balaam; G. W. Coats, “Balaam, Sinner or Saint?” BR 18 (1973): 21-29; P. C. Craigie, “The Conquest and Early Hebrew Poetry,” TynBul 20 (1969): 76-94; I. Parker, “The Way of God and the Way of Balaam,” ExpTim 17 (1905): 45; and J. A. Wharton, “The Command to Bless: An Exposition of Numbers 22:41–23:25,” Int 13 (1959): 37-48. This first part introduces the characters and sets the stage for the oracles. It can be divided into four sections: the invitation declined (vv. 1-14), the second invitation extended (vv. 15-21), God opposes Balaam (vv. 22-35), and Balaam meets Balak (vv. 36-41).

[22:1]  ⁷ tn The verse begins with the vav (ו) consecutive.

[22:1]  ⁸ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[22:1]  ⁹ map For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[2:7]  ¹⁰ tn Or “treasuries”; KJV “treasures.”

[2:7]  ¹¹ sn Judah’s royal bureaucracy had accumulated great wealth and military might, in violation of Deut 17:16-17.

[1:18]  ¹² tn Or “land” (cf. NEB). This same word also occurs at the end of the present verse.

[1:18]  ¹³ tn Or “passion”; traditionally, “jealousy.”

[1:18]  ¹⁴ tn Or “for.”

[1:18]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “complete destruction, even terror, he will make.”

[1:18]  ¹⁶ tn It is not certain where the Lord’s words end and the prophet’s words begin. It is possible that Zephaniah begins speaking in the middle of v. 17 or at the beginning of v. 18 (note the third person pronouns referring to the Lord).