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# an ambush behind them
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"a surprise attack behind the army of Judah"
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# the ambush was behind them
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"the soldiers who were to attack them by surprise were behind them"
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# When Judah looked back
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Here "Judah" represents the soldiers in the army of Judah. AT: "When the soldiers of Judah looked back" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# behold
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The word "behold" here shows that the soldiers were surprised by what they saw.
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# the fighting was both in front of them and behind them
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The word "fighting" can be translated as a verb. AT: "the army of Israel was fighting them from the front and from the back" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah
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God enabling the army of Judah to defeat Jeroboam and the army of Israel is spoken of as if God struck Jeroboam and Israel. AT: "God enabled Abijah and the army of Judah to defeat Jeroboam and all Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# all Israel
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Here the word "Israel" refers to the army. AT: "the entire army of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jeroboam]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/kingdomofjudah]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/trumpet]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/kingdomofisrael]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abijah]] |