# 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/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
# Hazael
See how you translated this king's name in [2 Kings 8:8](../08/07.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])