richmahn_en_tn/2ki/12/17.md

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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"