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16 They went to Balaam and said, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says to you: Please don’t let anything stop you from coming. 17 I will pay you very much,[a] and I will do whatever you ask. Come and curse these people for me.”

18 Balaam gave Balak’s officials his answer. He said, “I must obey the Lord my God. I cannot do anything, great or small, against his command. Even if King Balak gives me his beautiful home filled with silver and gold, I will not do anything against the Lord’s command.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 22:17 I will pay you very much Or “I will honor you very much.”

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