He recalls that when Israel was about to enter the Promised Land, Balak never thought think it necessary to attack Israel, accusing Israel that it had stolen land from Moab. So if that was not Balak’s problem, it should not be the king of Ammon’s problem either.
25 Vaux-tu donc mieux que Balak, fils de Tsippor, roi de Moab? A-t-il contesté avec Israël, ou lui a-t-il fait la guerre?