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# the king of Assyria went up against Damascus
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The word "king" represents the king and his army. Also, Damascus represents the people who live there. AT: "the king of Assyria and his army attacked the people of Damascus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# carried off its people as prisoners to Kir
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Carrying off the people represents forcing them to go away. AT: "made the people his prisoners and forced them to go to Kir" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Kir
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Possible meanings are 1) this is the name of a city or 2) this word means "city" and refers to the capital city of Assyria. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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