H9001–/וַ–v

But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden-house. Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot: [supplied: and they struck him] at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. He fled to Megiddo, and died there.

וַיָּ֕נָס (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְדֹּ֨ף (וַ) va “and”וַ֠יֹּאמֶר (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיָּ֥נָס (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥מָת (וַ) va “and”

His servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the city of David.

וַיַּרְכִּ֧בוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

When Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window.

וַיָּב֥וֹא (וַ) va “and”וַתָּ֨שֶׂם (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֣יטֶב (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּשְׁקֵ֖ף (וַ) va. “and”

As Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Is it peace, you Zimri, your master's murderer?

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

He lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? There looked out to him two or three eunuchs.

וַיִּשָּׂ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁקִ֣יפוּ (וַ) va “and”

He said, Throw her down. So they threw her down; and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trod her under foot.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁמְט֑וּהָ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּ֨ז (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְמְסֶֽנָּה׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”

When he was come in, he ate and drink; and he said, See now to this cursed woman, and bury her; for she is a king's daughter.

וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אכַל (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֑שְׁתְּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

They went to bury her; but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.

וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Therefore they came back, and told him. He said, This is the word of Yahweh, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall the dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel;

וַיָּשֻׁבוּ֮ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

and the body of Jezebel shall be as dung on the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel, so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.

וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה (וְֽ) ve. “and”

Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and to those who brought up [supplied: the sons of] Ahab, saying,

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

look you out the best and meet of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.

וּרְאִיתֶ֞ם (וּ) u. “and”וְשַׂמְתֶּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings didn't stand before him: how then shall we stand?

וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

He who was over the household, and he who was over the city, the elders also, and those who brought up [supplied: the children], sent to Jehu, saying, We are your servants, and will do all that you shall bid us; we will not make any man king: you do that which is good in your eyes.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”

Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If you be on my side, and if you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by tomorrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.

וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב (וַ) va “and”

It happened, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and killed them, even seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him to Jezreel.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְחוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

There came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. He said, Lay you them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.

וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֶּד־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

It happened in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, You are righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and killed him; but who struck all these?

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֔ד (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וָאֶהְרְגֵ֔הוּ (וָ) va. “and”

So Jehu struck all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his familiar friends, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

וַיַּ֣ךְ (וַ) va “and”

He arose and departed, and went to Samaria. As he was at the shearing-house of the shepherds in the way,

וַיָּ֙קָם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֔א (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

Jehu met with the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are you? They answered, We are the brothers of Ahaziah: and we go down to Greet the children of the king and the children of the queen.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וַנֵּ֛רֶד (וַ) va. “and”

He said, Take them alive. They took them alive, and killed them at the pit of the shearing-house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֖וּם (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁחָט֞וּם (וַֽ) va “and”

When he was departed there, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he greeted him, and said to him, Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart? Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me your hand. He gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְצָ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֗הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”

He said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Yahweh. So they made him ride in his chariot.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּרְכִּ֥בוּ (וַ) va “and”

When he came to Samaria, he struck all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke to Elijah.

וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַ֠יַּךְ (וַ֠) Va “and”