Numbers 22:39 meaning and explanation
So Balaam accompanied Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.
Numbers 22:39, Berean Standard Bible
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After Balak's urgent summons and the strange episode on the road, Balaam finally arrives in Moab and travels with the king to Kiriath-huzoth, a town whose name is often understood as "city of streets." The verse is a brief travel note, yet it marks a turning point: the hired diviner has entered the king's territory, and the contest over Israel's blessing is about to unfold. Balaam has already insisted he can speak only what God puts in his mouth, so the reader waits to see whether the king's rewards or God's word will prevail.
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