1 The Israelites set out, and they encamped on the desert-plateau of Moab, across from Jericho beyond the Jordan.
2 Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel did to the Amorites,
3 and Moab was very terrified in the presence of the people because they were numerous; and Moab dreaded the presence of the Israelites.
4 And Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now the crowd will lick up all around us, like a bull devours the grass of the field.” And Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.