Num 24:14 | JFB | STEP | 10-14. Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together —The "smiting of the hands together" is, among Oriental people, an indication of the most violent rage (see ) and ignominious dismissal.

Numbers 24:14

10-14. Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together—The "smiting of the hands together" is, among Oriental people, an indication of the most violent rage (see Eze 21:17; 22:13) and ignominious dismissal.