KJV ORIGINAL
And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And Balak did exactly what Balaam had told him to do, and sacrificed a bull and a ram on each altar.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
King Balak followed the prophet Balaam's instructions precisely, offering expensive animal sacrifices on multiple altars.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Israel's journey to the Promised Land, when King Balak of Moab hired the prophet Balaam to curse the Israelites because he feared their growing power. Balaam required multiple altars with costly sacrifices (bulls and rams were valuable animals) as part of his ritual to seek God's word about Israel.
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