the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel and stopped pursuing him.
NMVAnd it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it [was] not the king of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God], that they turned back from pursuing him.
OJBAnd it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not Melech Yisroel, they turned from pursuing him.
T4Tthey realized that he was not the king of Israel. So they stopped pursuing him.