Balaam said to God, “The king of Moab, Balak son of Zippor, sent them to give me a message.
This is the message: A new nation of people has come out of Egypt. There are so many people that they cover the land. So, come and speak against these people. Then maybe I will be able to fight them and force them to leave my land.”
God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”
Among the people that they killed were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with a sword.