▁for ▁in ▁ ▁he ▁said , ▁" as ▁gard ens ▁by ▁the ▁river ' s ▁side ." ▁B ala am ▁wished ▁that ▁the ▁Israel ites ’ ▁sm ell ▁might ▁not ▁be ▁fra gr ant , ▁for ▁in ▁ ▁he ▁said , ▁" as ▁the ▁trees ▁of ▁l ign ▁al o es ▁that ▁the ▁Lord ▁has ▁plant ed ." ▁B ala am ▁wished ▁that ▁the ▁Israel ites ’ ▁k ings ▁might ▁not ▁be ▁tall , ▁for ▁in ▁ ▁he ▁said , ▁" and ▁as ▁ced ar ▁trees ▁beside ▁the ▁waters ." ▁B ala am ▁wished ▁that ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁might ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁king ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁king ▁( and ▁thus ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁un rest ▁and ▁civil ▁war ), ▁for ▁in ▁ ▁he ▁said , ▁" He ▁shall ▁pour ▁the ▁water ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁bu ckets ," ▁sign ifying ▁that ▁one ▁king ▁would ▁descend ▁from ▁another . ▁B ala am ▁wished ▁that ▁the ▁Israel ites ’ ▁kingdom ▁might ▁not ▁rule ▁over ▁other ▁nations , ▁for ▁in ▁ ▁he ▁said , ▁" and ▁his ▁seed ▁shall ▁be ▁in ▁many ▁waters ." ▁B ala am ▁wished ▁that ▁the ▁Israel ites ’ ▁kingdom ▁might ▁not ▁be ▁strong , ▁for ▁in ▁ ▁he ▁said , ▁" and ▁his ▁king ▁shall ▁be ▁higher ▁than ▁Ag ag . ▁B ala am ▁wished ▁that ▁the ▁Israel ites ’ ▁kingdom ▁might ▁not ▁be ▁a we - in sp iring , ▁for ▁in ▁ ▁he ▁said , ▁" and ▁his ▁kingdom ▁shall ▁be ▁ex alt ed . ▁