36. He went out. Balak went out with a large retinue of chiefs and dignitaries to honor the prophet who, it was hoped, would free the country from fears of invasion.
A city of Moab. Compare 21:15. Ar may be the city here designated.
In the border. Sihon, king of the Amorites, had conquered the land of the Moabites as far as the Arnon. Balak went to the very frontier of his territory to meet the prophet.