H9002–/וְ–v

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

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

When all the men of Israel who 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 lived in them.

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

It happened on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

They stripped him, and took his head, and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the news to their idols, and to the people.

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

They put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against Yahweh, because of the word of Yahweh, which he didn't keep; and also because he asked counsel of one who had a familiar spirit, to inquire [supplied: thereby],

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and didn't inquire of Yahweh: therefore he killed him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

וּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖ (וּֽ) u. “and”

In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel: and Yahweh your God said to you, You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.

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

David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.

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

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

וּלְשָׂ֑ר (וּ) u. “and”

He built the city round about, from Millo even round about; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

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

David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh of Hosts was with him.

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

Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who shown themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Yahweh concerning Israel.

וְאֵ֨לֶּה (וְ) ve. “and”

This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.

וְאֵ֛לֶּה (וְ) ve. “and”

After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

וְאַחֲרָ֛יו (וְ) ve. “and”

He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

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

Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

וּמַחֲנֵ֣ה (וּ) u. “and”

David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

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

The three broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh,

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy? for with [supplied: the jeopardy of] their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

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

Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: however he didn't attain to the [supplied: first] three.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two [supplied: sons of] Ariel of Moab: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

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