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Hazael king of Aram attacked ... Hazael then turned to attack

This refers to Hazael's army as well as to Hazael. AT: "Hazael king of Aram and his army attacked ... Then they turned to attack" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

Hazael

This is the name of the king of the country of Syria. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

took it

"defeated and took control of it"

Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his fathers

These men were previous kings of Judah. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

set apart

"dedicated"

the gold that was found in the storerooms

"the gold that was stored in the storerooms"

Then Hazael went away from Jerusalem

The gifts Joash gave Hazael convinced him not to attack Jerusalem. This can be made explicit. AT: "So Hazael stopped attacking Jerusalem and left"

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