Numbers 22:2-6
Read Numbers 22 in full →2And aBalak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. 3aSo Moab was in great fear because of the people, for they were numerous; and Moab was in dread of the sons of Israel. 4Then Moab said to the elders of aMidian, “Now this assembly will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.” And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time. 5So he sent messengers to aBalaam the son of Beor, at bPethor, which is near the 1River, in the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, “Behold, a people came out of Egypt; behold, they cover the surface of the land, and they are settled opposite me. 6“aSo now, please come, bcurse this people for me since they are too 1mighty for me; perhaps I may be able to strike them down and drive them out of the land. For I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”