So the Moabite officials returned to King Balak and reported, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
The next morning Balaam got up and told Balak’s officials, “Go on home! The Lord will not let me go with you.”
Then Balak tried again. This time he sent a larger number of even more distinguished officials than those he had sent the first time.
“Didn’t I send you an urgent invitation? Why didn’t you come right away?” Balak asked Balaam. “Didn’t you believe me when I said I would reward you richly?”