# began to cut off regions from Israel

"began to cause the territory controlled by Israel to become smaller"

# regions

"areas of land"

# Hazael defeated

Here "Hazael" refers to himself and his army. AT: "Hazael and his army" or "King Hazael's Aramean army" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# Hazael

See how you translated this king's name in [2 Kings 8:8](../08/07.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# from the Jordan eastward

"from the land east of the Jordan"

# Aroer ... Bashan

These are all names of places. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# the Arnon

"the Arnon River" This is the name of a river. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])