And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
And Balak did exactly what Balaam had told him to do, and sacrificed a bull and a ram on each altar.
King Balak followed the prophet Balaam's instructions precisely, offering expensive animal sacrifices on multiple altars.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of Numbers, Balak, the king of Moab, was fearful of the advancing Israelites and hired the prophet Balaam to curse them. Despite Balaam's efforts and the preparations involving sacrifices, God repeatedly overruled Balaam's intentions, turning curses into blessings. This verse depicts Balak following Balaam's instructions to offer sacrifices on multiple altars as part of their ongoing, but ultimately futile, attempts to oppose God's chosen people.
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