H9001–/וַ–v

And they returned, all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Jehovah had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

וַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”

And they came to Jerusalem with lutes and harps and trumpets, to the house of Jehovah.

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the terror of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands, when they had heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel.

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; and his God gave him rest round about.

וַתִּשְׁקֹ֖ט (וַ) va. “and”וַיָּ֧נַֽח (וַ) va “and”

And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi.

וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of Jehovah.

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Eliezer the son of Dodavah, of Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah has broken thy works. And the ships were broken, and could not go to Tarshish.

וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And their father had given them great gifts of silver and of gold and of precious things, besides fortified cities in Judah; but the kingdom he gave to Jehoram, for he was the firstborn.

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (וַ) va “and”

And Jehoram established himself over the kingdom of his father, and strengthened himself; and he slew all his brethren with the sword, and [supplied: certain] also of the princes of Israel.

וַיָּ֨קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְחַזַּ֔ק (וַ) va “and”וַיַּהֲרֹ֥ג (וַ) va “and”

And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of Jehovah.

וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they set a king over themselves.

וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Jehoram went over with his captains, and all the chariots with him; and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites who had surrounded him, and the captains of the chariots.

וַיַּֽעֲבֹ֤ר (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֗ךְ (וַ) va “and”

But the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken Jehovah the God of his fathers.

וַיִּפְשַׁ֨ע (וַ) va “and”

Moreover he made high places on the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah [supplied: thereto].

וַיֶּ֙זֶן֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּדַּ֖ח (וַ) va “and”

And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet saying, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father: Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”

but hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, like the fornications of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren, thy father's house who were better than thyself:

וַתֵּ֗לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּזְנֶ֤ה (וַ) va. “and”

And Jehovah stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, who [supplied: are] near the Ethiopians;

וַיָּ֨עַר (וַ) va “and”

and they came up into Judah, and broke into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was no son left him, except Jehoahaz the youngest of his sons.

וַיַּעֲל֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְקָע֔וּהָ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁבּ֗וּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, from day to day, and at the time when the second year was drawing to a close, that his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died in cruel sufferings. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.

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

He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being regretted. And they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.

וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead; for the band of men that came in the camp with the Arabians had slain all the elder ones. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.

וַיַּמְלִיכוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah like the house of Ahab; for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction.

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, to the war against Hazael the king of Syria at Ramoth-Gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.

וַיֵּלֶךְ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”