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Mic 6:5 — O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

remember		Deu 8:2,18; Deu 9:7; Deu 16:3; Psa 103:1,2; Psa 111:4; Eph 2:11
Balak		Num 22-25; Num 31:16; Deu 23:4,5; Jos 24:9,10; Rev 2:14
Balaam		Num 31:8; 2Pe 2:15; Jud 1:11
Shittim		Num 22:41; Num 23:13,14,27; Num 25:1; Num 33:49; Jos 4:19; Jos 5:9,10; Jos 10:42,43
know		Jdg 5:11; *marg:; Psa 36:10; Psa 71:15,16,19; Psa 143:11; Rom 3:25,26; 1Jo 1:9

Correlating Passages

remember

	Deu 8:2	And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, [and] to prove thee, to know what [was] in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
	Deu 8:18	But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for [it is] he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as [it is] this day.
	Deu 9:7	Remember, [and] forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the LORD.
	Deu 16:3	Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, [even] the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.
	Psa 103:1	[[[A Psalm] of David.]] Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.
	Psa 103:2	Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
	Psa 111:4	He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD [is] gracious and full of compassion.
	Eph 2:11	Wherefore remember, that ye [being] in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

Balak

	Num 22:1	And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan [by] Jericho.
	Num 22:2	And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
	Num 22:3	And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they [were] many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
	Num 22:4	And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all [that are] round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor [was] king of the Moabites at that time.
	Num 22:5	He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which [is] by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:
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	Num 31:16	Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
	Deu 23:4	Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
	Deu 23:5	Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.
	Jos 24:9	Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:
	Jos 24:10	But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
	Rev 2:14	But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

Balaam

	Num 31:8	And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; [namely], Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
	2Pe 2:15	Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
	Jud 1:11	Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

Shittim

	Num 22:41	And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost [part] of the people.
	Num 23:13	And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
	Num 23:14	And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on [every] altar.
	Num 23:27	And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
	Num 25:1	And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
	Num 33:49	And they pitched by Jordan, from Bethjesimoth [even] unto Abelshittim in the plains of Moab.
	Jos 4:19	And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth [day] of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
	Jos 5:9	And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.
	Jos 5:10	And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
	Jos 10:42	And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
	Jos 10:43	And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.

know

	Jdg 5:11	[They that are delivered] from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, [even] the righteous acts [toward the inhabitants] of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.
	Psa 36:10	O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
	Psa 71:15	My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness [and] thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers [thereof].
	Psa 71:16	I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, [even] of thine only.
	Psa 71:19	Thy righteousness also, O God, [is] very high, who hast done great things: O God, who [is] like unto thee!
	Psa 143:11	Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
	Rom 3:25	Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
	Rom 3:26	To declare, [I say], at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
	1Jo 1:9	If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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Scott, Thomas. "Micah 6:5," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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