Balaam said to God, “The king of Moab, Balak son of Zippor, sent them to me with this message:
‘A nation has come out of Egypt that covers the land. So come and put a curse on them, and maybe I can fight them and force them out of my land.’ ”
God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”
Among those they killed were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, who were the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with a sword.