But the angel of the Lord told Balaam, “Go with these men, but say only what I tell you to say.” So Balaam went on with Balak’s officials.
But Micaiah replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, I will say only what my God says.”
So I let them follow their own stubborn desires, living according to their own ideas.
The blameless will be rescued from harm, but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.
When King Balak heard that Balaam was on the way, he went out to meet him at a Moabite town on the Arnon River at the farthest border of his land.
but I would not listen to him. Instead, I made Balaam bless you, and so I rescued you from Balak.