This phrase tells which Amorite people were defeated. There were other Amorite people who lived in other places.
## prepared for battle ##
"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]])
## the king of Bela (also called Zoar) ##
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."
## four kings against the five ##
Since the five kings were listed first, some languages might prefer to translate this as "five kings against four."