⁵ My people, remember
    what Balak^(A) king of Moab plotted
    and what Balaam son of Beor answered.
Remember your journey from Shittim^(B) to Gilgal,^(C)
    that you may know the righteous acts^(D) of the Lord.”

⁸ God chose new leaders^(A)
    when war came to the city gates,^(B)
but not a shield or spear^(C) was seen
    among forty thousand in Israel.