## swordsmen ##

"soldiers who fought using swords";  A sword is a flat-bladed metal weapon used to cut or stab.

## break through ##

King Mesha wanted to go through the Israelite army with his men to go ask the King of Edom and his army for their help in the battle.  ​

## offered him as a burnt offering ##

King Mesha burned his son with fire until he died. He did this as an offering to the false god of Moab, Chemosh. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])