H9002–/וְ–v

And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasa the son of Ahijah.

וּכְבֵ֖ית (וּ) u. “and”

And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her.' And he opened the door, and fled.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord; and one said unto him: 'Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee?' And he said unto them: 'Ye know the man and what his talk was.'

וְיֵה֗וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they said: 'It is false; tell us now.' And he said: `Thus and thus spoke he to me, saying: Thus saith the LORD: I have anointed thee king over Israel.'

וְכָזֹאת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. --Now Joram had been guarding Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Aram;

וְיוֹרָם֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.

וַֽאֲחַזְיָה֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”

Now the watchman stood on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said: 'I see a company.' And Joram said: 'Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say: Is it peace?'

וְהַצֹּפֶה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וּֽשְׁלַ֥ח (וּֽ) u. “and”וְיֹאמַ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”

So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said: 'Thus saith the king: Is it peace?' And Jehu said: 'What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.' And the watchman told, saying: 'The messenger came to them, but he cometh not back.'

וּלְשָׁל֖וֹם (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he sent out a second on horseback, who came to them, and said: 'Thus saith the king: Is it peace?' And Jehu answered: `What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.'

וּלְשָׁל֖וֹם (וּ) u. “and”

And the watchman told, saying: 'He came even unto them, and cometh not back; and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.'

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמִּנְהָ֗ג (וְ) ve. “and”

And Joram said: 'Make ready.' And they made ready his chariot. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out to meet Jehu, and found him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.

וַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ (וַ) va. “and”

And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said: 'Is it peace, Jehu?' And he answered: 'What peace, so long as the harlotries of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?'

וּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָ (וּ) u. “and”

And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and smote Joram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.

וְיֵה֞וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain: 'Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD pronounced this burden against him:

וָאַ֗תָּה (וָ) va. “and”וַֽיהוָה֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”

Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plot, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plot of ground, according to the word of the LORD.'

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden-house. And Jehu followed after him, and said: 'Smite him also in the chariot'; and they smote him at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died the

וַאֲחַזְיָ֤ה (וַ) va. “and”

And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.

וּבִשְׁנַת֙ (וּ) u. “and”

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.

וְאִיזֶ֣בֶל (וְ) ve. “and”

And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said: 'Is it peace, thou Zimri, thy master's murderer?'

וְיֵה֖וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

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 she was trodden under foot.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when he was come in, he did eat and drink; and he said: 'Look now after this cursed woman, and bury her; for she is a king's daughter.'

וְקִבְר֔וּהָ (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָרַגְלַ֖יִם (וְ) ve. “and”וְכַפּ֥וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto them that brought up the sons of Ahab, saying:

וּלְאַחְאָ֛ב (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

'And now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, fortified cities also, and armour;

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִתְּכֶ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִתְּכֶם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַסּוּסִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִ֥יר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנָּֽשֶׁק׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְהַיָּשָׁר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”