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And David took their gold body-covers from the servants of Hadadezer and took them to Jerusalem.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם (וַ) va “and”

And when Tou, king of Hamath, had news that David had overcome all the army of Hadadezer,

וַיִּשְׁמַ֕ע (וַ) va “and”

He sent his son Hadoram to David, with words of peace and blessing, because he had overcome Hadadezer in the fight, for Hadadezer had wars with Tou; and Hadoram took with him vessels of silver and gold and brass:

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֔הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And David got great honour for himself, when he came back, by the destruction of Edom in the valley of Salt, to the number of eighteen thousand men.

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And he put armed forces in Edom; all through Edom he had armed forces stationed, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went.

וַיָּ֨שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”וַיּ֤וֹשַׁע (וַ) va “and”

And David was king over all Israel, judging and giving right decisions for all his people.

וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”

And David said, Is there still anyone of Saul's family living, so that I may be a friend to him, because of Jonathan?

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Now there was of Saul's people a servant named Ziba, and they sent him to David; and the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, I am.

וַיִּקְרְאוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king said, Is there anyone of Saul's family still living, to whom I may be a friend in God's name? And Ziba said, There is a son of Jonathan, whose feet are damaged.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, He is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then King David sent, and had him taken from Lo-debar, from the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, came to David, and falling down on his face, gave him honour. And David said, Mephibosheth. And answering he said, Your servant is here.

וַ֠יָּבֹא (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David said to him, Have no fear: for truly I will be good to you, because of your father Jonathan, and I will give back to you all the land which was Saul's; and you will have a place at my table at all times.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”

And he went down on his face before the king, and said, What is your servant, for you to take note of a dead dog such as I am?

וַיִּשְׁתַּ֕חוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then the king sent for Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, All the property of Saul and of his family I have given to your master's son.

וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And you and your sons and your servants are to take care of the land for him, and get in the fruit of it, so that your master's son may have food: but Mephibosheth, your master's son, will have a place at my table at all times. Now Ziba had fifteen sons

וְעָבַ֣דְתָּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֵבֵ֗אתָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיָ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲכָל֔וֹ (וַ) va. “and”

Then Ziba said to the king, Every order which you have given to your servant will be done. As for Mephibosheth, he had a place at David's table, like one of the king's sons.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Now after this, death came to the king of the children of Ammon, and Hanun, his son, became king in his place.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּ֕מָת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And David said, I will be a friend to Hanun, the son of Nahash, as his father was a friend to me. So David sent his servants, to give him words of comfort on account of his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

But the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Does it seem to you that David is honouring your father by sending comforters to you? has he not sent his servants to go through the town and make secret observation of it, and overcome it

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

So Hanun took David's servants, and after cutting off half the hair on their chins, and cutting off the skirts of their robes up to the middle, he sent them away.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיְגַלַּח֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”

When David had news of it, he sent men out with the purpose of meeting them on their way, for the men were greatly shamed: and the king said, Go to Jericho till your hair is long again, and then come back.

וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves hated by David, they sent to the Aramaeans of Beth-rehob and Zobah, and got for payment twenty thousand footmen, and they got from the king of Maacah a thousand men, and from Tob twelve tho

וַיִּרְאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

And hearing of this, David sent Joab and all the army and the best fighting-men.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position at the way into the town: and the Aramaeans of Zobah and of Rehob, with the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַרְכ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”