# 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. Alternate translation: "Hazael and his army" or "King Hazael's Aramean army" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])

# Hazael

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

