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Verses 8 and 9 repeat what was said in [Genesis 14:3](./03.md) and continues to tell what happened when the kings came together to fight.
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## they turned and came ##
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The word "they" refers to the four foreign kings who were attacking the region of Canaan. Their names were Amraphel, Arioch, Chedorlaomer, and Tidal.
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## the Amorites that lived in Hazazaon-Tamar ##
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This phrase tells which Amorite people were defeated. There were other Amorite people who lived in other places.
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## prepared for battle ##
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"joined battle" or "drew up battle lines." Some translators may need to also say that the armies fought, as the UDB does in verse 9. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## the king of Bela (also called Zoar) ##
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The city of Bela was also called Zoar. This information could also be put at the end of the the sentence: "and the king of Bela went out and prepared for battle. Bela is also called Zoar."
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## four kings against the five ##
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Since the five kings were listed first, some languages might prefer to translate this as "five kings against four." |