Balak had treacherously killed [in fact arrested] the ruler of Manbij (Hierapolis) and was besieging the town, when Joscelin of Edessa was summoned with an army from Antioch and Edessa to raise the siege. In a battle Balak was defeated by Joscelin and killed by him in person, fulfilling the dream Balak had seen before attacking Kharpurt. Joscelin at first was uncertain whether Balak was dead, so he offered a prize for whoever brought him Balak's head. As soon as the identification was sure, he sent his squire as a messenger to take the joyous news (and Balak's head in a bag) to those who were besieging Tyre. The young man was knighted on the spot by Pons of Tripoli amidst general rejoicing