## thousands and of hundreds ##

The army had commanders who lead groups of soldiers of different sizes. AT: "more than 1,000 men and more than 100 men"  (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

## they seemed right in the eyes of the people ##

Here "eyes" represent the thoughts and opinions of the people. AT: "the people thought these were the right things to do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])