Judges 11:25
And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,
Cross-references
Numbers 22:2-21 recounts Balak hiring Balaam to curse Israel—the very event Jephthah references to show Ammon's predecessor did not fight Israel.
Deuteronomy 23:4 explains the exclusion because they hired Balaam—the very event Jephthah cites as evidence Moab didn't fight Israel.
Joshua 24:10 recounts how God refused Balaam's curse — the same event Jephthah cites to argue Balak never harmed Israel.
Micah 6:5 recalls Balak's plot and Balaam's response — directly echoing Jephthah's argument about Balak's inability to harm Israel.
Joshua 24:9 says Balak fought Israel, but Jephthah claims Balak did not fight—a potential contradiction or different perspective.
Numbers 22:4 introduces Balak's fear of Israel, setting the stage for his hiring of Balaam — the event Jephthah references.