# They went out

Here the word "They" refers to the Israelite army.

# thirty-two lesser kings

See how you translated this in [1 Kings 20:1](./01.md).

# Ben Hadad was informed by scouts that he had sent out

This can be expressed in active form. AT: "Scouts that Ben Hadad had sent out informed him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# scouts

A "scout" is a soldier sent to gather information about the enemy.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/drunk]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/send]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/samaria]]