Numbers 22:3-6 describes Balak hiring Balaam to curse Israel — the very event Nehemiah 13:2 summarizes.

Deuteronomy 23:5 is the source of Nehemiah’s statement: God turned the curse into a blessing because He loves Israel.

Joshua 24:9 also recounts Balak calling Balaam to curse Israel, providing the same historical background as Nehemiah 13:2.

Joshua 24:10 records God turning Balaam’s curse into a blessing — exactly what Nehemiah 13:2 references.

Micah 6:5 recalls the same Balaam-Balak incident, urging Israel to remember God's righteous acts—providing background to the curse turned blessing.

Numbers 22:5 introduces the Balaam story: Balak summons Balaam to curse Israel, the event Nehemiah cites as reason for exclusion.

Numbers 22:6 records Balak's request to curse Israel—the very hiring of Balaam that Nehemiah mentions.

Numbers 24:10 shows Balak's anger when Balaam blessed instead of cursing—the 'turned curse into blessing' that Nehemiah notes.

Deuteronomy 23:3 is the law prohibiting Ammonites and Moabites from the assembly, which Nehemiah here enforces by citing the historical reason.

Deuteronomy 23:4 gives the exact rationale—no bread/water and hiring Balaam—that Nehemiah 13:2 summarizes.

Numbers 23:8-11 shows Balaam unable to curse because God blesses Israel — illustrating the curse turned to blessing.

Numbers 24:5-10 records Balaam blessing Israel despite Balak’s intent — directly displaying the curse turned to blessing.