# met each other face to face

This idiom means they were both at the battle in person, rather than only sending other people to fight. See how you translated a similar phrase in [2 Chronicles 25:17](../25/17.md). Alternate translation: "met each other in person" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])

# Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah

The city of Beth Shemesh was located in Judah.