# Now it came about

This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.

# the slaughter of the Edomites

"slaughtering the Edomites" or "killing the Edomites"

# the gods of the people of Seir

"the gods that the people of Seir worshiped"

# bowed down ... burned incense

These are symbolic acts of worship. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-symaction]])

# the gods

This expresses the popular opinion of the day that the gods determined who won battles.