⁴ The Moabites^(A) said to the elders of Midian,^(B) “This horde is going to lick up everything^(C) around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.^(D)”

So Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time,

⁹ When Balak son of Zippor,^(A) the king of Moab, prepared to fight against Israel, he sent for Balaam son of Beor^(B) to put a curse on you.^(C)