# General Information:
Verses 8 and 9 repeats what was said in [Genesis 14:3](./03.md) and continues to tell what happened when the kings came together to fight.
# they turned and came
The word "they" refers to the four foreign kings who were attacking the region of Canaan. Their names were Amraphel, Arioch, Chedorlaomer, and Tidal. AT: "they turned and went" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-go]])
# the Amorites who lived in Hazezon Tamar
This phrase tells which Amorite people were defeated. There were other Amorite people who lived in other places.