² Now Balak son of Zippor^(A) saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites, ³ and Moab was terrified because there were so many people. Indeed, Moab was filled with dread^(B) because of the Israelites.

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

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