H9001–/וַ–v

He hired also a hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for a hundred talents of silver.

וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֣ר (וַ) va “and”

And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what is to be done for the hundred talents which I have given to the troop of Israel? And the man of God said, Jehovah is able to give thee much more than this.

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

Then Amaziah separated them, -- the troop that was come to him out of Ephraim, -- to go home again. And their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce anger.

וַיַּבְדִּילֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֨חַר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּ (וַ) va “and”

But Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.

וַיִּנְהַג֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Judah took ten thousand captive, alive, and brought them to the top of the cliff, and cast them down from the top of the cliff, so that they all were broken in pieces.

וַיְבִיא֖וּם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁלִיכ֛וּם (וַ) va “and”

But those of the troop that Amaziah had sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah from Samaria as far as Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.

וַֽיִּפְשְׁטוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖זּוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass after Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed himself down before them, and burned incense to them.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֵ֗א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֥ם (וַ) va “and”

And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent to him a prophet, who said to him, Why dost thou seek after the gods of a people who have not delivered their own people out of thy hand?

וַיִּֽחַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass as he talked with him, that [supplied: Amaziah] said to him, Hast thou been made the king's counsellor? Forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbore, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּחְדַּ֣ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Amaziah king of Judah took counsel, and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.

וַיִּוָּעַ֗ץ (וַ) va “and”וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח (וַ֠) Va “and”

And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thorn-bush that is in Lebanon sent to the cedar that is in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son as wife; and there passed by the wild beast that is in Lebanon, and trode down the thorn-bush.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח (וַ) va “and”וַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞ר (וַֽ) va. “and”וַתִּרְמֹ֖ס (וַ) va. “and”

Thou thinkest, Lo, thou hast smitten Edom; and thy heart has lifted thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou contend with misfortune, that thou shouldest fall, thou and Judah with thee?

וּנְשָׂאֲךָ֥ (וּ) u. “and”וְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Joash king of Israel went up; and they looked one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which is in Judah.

וַיַּ֨עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְרָא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Judah was routed before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.

וַיִּנָּ֥גֶף (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and he broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

וַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְרֹ֞ץ (וַ) va “and”

And he [supplied: took] all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-Edom, and the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.

וַיָּ֖שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

And Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, fifteen years.

וַיְחִ֨י (וַ) va “and”

And from the time that Amaziah turned aside from following Jehovah, they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish; and they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.

וַיִּקְשְׁר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣נָס (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְמִיתֻ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And they brought him on horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.

וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּקְבְּר֥וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.

וַיִּקְח֞וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּמְלִ֣יכוּ (וַ) va “and”

It was he that built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers.

וַיְשִׁיבֶ֖הָ (וַ) va “and”

And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and in the days that he sought Jehovah, God made him to prosper.

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he went forth and fought against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

וַיֵּצֵא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְרֹ֞ץ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְנֶ֣ה (וַ) va “and”

And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-Baal, and the Maonites.

וַיַּעְזְרֵ֨הוּ (וַ) va “and”