Numbers 22:36-38

Good News Translation

Balak Welcomes Balaam

³⁶ When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went to meet him at Ar, a city on the Arnon River at the border of Moab. ³⁷ Balak said to him, “Why didn't you come when I sent for you the first time? Did you think I wasn't able to reward you enough?”

³⁸ Balaam answered, “I came, didn't I? But now, what power do I have? I can say only what God tells me to say.”