Numbers 22:37 meaning and explanation

And he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to richly reward you?”

Numbers 22:37, Berean Standard Bible

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Balak, king of Moab, has hired the diviner Balaam to curse Israel, and Balaam has finally arrived after the episode with the donkey and the angel. Balak's wounded questions reveal his pride and his confidence in his own power: he had sent an urgent summons and promised rich honor, so he assumes Balaam's delay was doubt about the payment.

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