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The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went with payments for his occult practices[a] in their hand. They came to Balaam and told him what Balak said.

Balaam said to them, “Spend the night here, and I will report to you what the Lord says to me.” So the Moabite officials stayed with Balaam.

God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 22:7 This is often translated divination, but divination refers primarily to obtaining occult knowledge. Balak was seeking the exercise of occult power.