Translations
But when the chariot commanders realised it was not the king of Israel, they broke off the chase.
When the chariot captains saw that he was not the king of Yisra'el, they turned back from pursuing him.
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.
And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

