# Tartan

the name of the chief commander of the armies of Assyria (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Sargon

the name of the king of Assyria

# he fought against Ashdod and took it

Ashdod refers to the army of Ashdod. Alternate translation: "he fought against the army of Ashdod and defeated it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])