H9002–/וְ–v

So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.

וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת (וּ) u. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

וְכִי־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָנָ֑יו (וּ) u. “and”

And it came to pass the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his sons fallen on mount Gilboa.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armour, and sent [supplied: them] into the land of the Philistines round about, to announce the glad tidings to their idols, and to the people.

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

And they put his armour in the house of their god, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

all the valiant men arose, and took up the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the terebinth of Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he committed against Jehovah, because of the word of Jehovah which he kept not, and also for having inquired of the spirit of Python, asking counsel of it;

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and he asked not counsel of Jehovah; therefore he slew him, and transferred the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And all Israel assembled themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

וּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖ (וּֽ) u. “and”

Even aforetime, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and Jehovah thy God said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel.

וְהַמֵּבִ֖יא (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

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

And David said, Whoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

וּלְשָׂ֑ר (וּ) u. “and”

And he built the city round about, even from the Millo round about; and Joab renewed the rest of the city.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיוֹאָ֕ב (וְ) ve. “and”

And David became continually greater; and Jehovah of hosts was with him.

וְגָד֑וֹל (וְ) ve. “and”וַיהוָ֥ה (וַ) va. “and”

And these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who shewed themselves valiant with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Jehovah concerning Israel.

וְאֵ֨לֶּה (וְ) ve. “and”

And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of Hachmoni, the chief of the captains; he brandished his spear against three hundred, slain [supplied: by him] at one time.

וְאֵ֛לֶּה (וְ) ve. “and”

And after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite; he was one of the three mighty men.

וְאַחֲרָ֛יו (וְ) ve. “and”

He was with David at Pas-dammim, where the Philistines were gathered together to battle; and there was [supplied: there] a plot of ground full of barley; and the people had fled from before the Philistines.

וְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָעָ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Adullam, when the army of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

וּמַחֲנֵ֣ה (וּ) u. “and”

And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.

וְדָוִ֖יד (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְצִ֣יב (וּ) u. “and”

And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; David however would not drink of it, but poured it out to Jehovah.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing! should I drink the blood of these men [supplied: who went] at the risk of their lives? for at the risk of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three.

וְאַבְשַׁ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוּא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלוֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

Of the three he was more honourable than the two, and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the [supplied: first] three.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, great in exploits, of Kabzeel: he it was that smote two lions of Moab; and he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.

וְ֠הוּא (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וְהִכָּ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”