And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.

Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. {to seek...: Heb. to the meeting of}

And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.

And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:

And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.