And the commanders of the chariots understood that he was not the king of Israel, and so they turned away from him
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King James Version
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.English Standard Version
And when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.New International Version
the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel and stopped pursuing him.