²⁵ Are you any better than Balak son of Zippor,^(A) king of Moab? Did he ever quarrel with Israel or fight with them?^{(B) 26} For three hundred years Israel occupied^(C) Heshbon, Aroer,^(D) the surrounding settlements and all the towns along the Arnon. Why didn’t you retake them during that time? ²⁷ I have not wronged you, but you are doing me wrong by waging war against me. Let the Lord, the Judge,^(E) decide^(F) the dispute this day between the Israelites and the Ammonites.^(G)”