6. They outnumber us, so please come and put a curse on them for me. Then perhaps we will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. I know that when you pronounce a blessing, people are blessed, and when you pronounce a curse, they are placed under a curse.”
7. So the Moabite and Midianite leaders took with them the payment for the curse, went to Balaam, and gave him Balak's message.
8. Balaam said to them, “Spend the night here, and tomorrow I will report to you whatever the Lord tells me.” So the Moabite leaders stayed with Balaam.
9. God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men that are staying with you?”
10. He answered, “King Balak of Moab has sent them to tell me