Balaam said to God, “The king of Moab, Balak son of Zippor, sent them to me with this message:
God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”
‘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.’ ”
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.