So the Moabite leaders went back to Balak and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
The next morning Balaam awoke and said to Balak’s leaders, “Go back to your own country; the Lord has refused to let me go with you.”
So Balak sent other leaders—this time there were more of them, and they were more important.
Balak said to Balaam, “I had asked you before to come quickly. Why didn’t you come to me? I am able to reward you well.”