Num 22:5-21, Deu 23:4-5, Judg 11:25, Mic 6:5 | ESV | STEP | sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor at Pethor , which is near the River in the land of the people of Amaw , to call him, saying , Behold , a people has come out of Egypt . They cover the face of the earth , and they are dwelling opposite me.

5 ^asent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor ^bat Pethor, which is near the River in the land of the people of Amaw, ^{▼▼Or the people of his kindred} to call him, saying, “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt. They cover the face of the earth, and they are dwelling opposite me. 6 ^dCome now, curse this people for me, since they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them from the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”

7 So the elders of Moab and ^ethe elders of Midian departed with ^fthe fees for divination in their hand. And they came to Balaam and gave him Balak’s message. 8 And he said to them, “Lodge here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, as the Lord speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam. 9 ^gAnd God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?” 10 And Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying, 11 ‘Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and it covers the face of the earth. Now come, curse them for me. Perhaps I shall be able to fight against them and drive them out.’” 12 God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for ^hthey are blessed.” 13 So Balaam rose in the morning and said to the princes of Balak, “Go to your own land, for the Lord has refused to let me go with you.” 14 So the princes of Moab rose and went to Balak and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.”

15 Once again Balak sent princes, more in number and more honorable than these. 16 And they came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: ‘Let nothing hinder you from coming to me, 17 ⁱfor I will surely do you great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. ^jCome, curse this people for me.’” 18 But Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, ^k“Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, ^lI could not go beyond the command of the Lord my God to do less or more. 19 So you, too, ^mplease stay here tonight, that I may know what more the Lord will say to me.” 20 ⁿAnd God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise, go with them; ^obut only do what I tell you.” 21 So Balaam rose in the morning and saddled his donkey and went with the princes of Moab.

Deuteronomy 23:4-5

4 ^pbecause they did not meet you with bread and with water on the way, when you came out of Egypt, and because they ^qhired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of ^rMesopotamia, to curse you. 5 But the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam; instead the Lord your God turned ^sthe curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loved you.

Judges 11:25

25 Now are you any better than ^tBalak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend against Israel, or did he ever go to war with them?

Micah 6:5

5 O my people, remember ^uwhat Balak king of Moab devised,
and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,
and what happened from ^vShittim to Gilgal,
that you may know ^wthe righteous acts of the Lord.”