Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 22:16
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
No counsel nor suggestion either of God or man.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And they came to Balaam,…. Though men of such rank and dignity, they did not decline the embassy, being sent by their king; nor did they think it below them to wait upon this soothsayer:
and said unto him, thus saith Balak the son of Zippor; representing their master, and addressing the diviner in his name, as his ambassadors; at the same time doing honour to Balak that sent them, of whom they speak respectfully, and to Balaam, to whom they were sent:
let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me; no business, though ever so important, that might be upon his hands; nor any want of respect to him he might imagine; nor if the rewards offered were not thought sufficient; nor any persuasions of men to the contrary; and if it could be thought he knew anything of the prohibition of God, that may be included; so urgent was he upon his coming to him.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Let nothing: etc. Heb. Be not thou letted from, etc. Num 22:16
Reciprocal: Num 22:37 – General 2Sa 13:28 – fear not Dan 2:48 – a great
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
22:16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, {h} Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
(h) The wicked seek by all means to further their naughty enterprises, though they know that God is against them.