H9002–/וְ–v

And king Asa took all Judah; and they carried away the stones and the timber from Ramah, with which Baasha had been building, and he built with them Geba and Mizpah.

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

And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and hast not relied on Jehovah thy God, therefore has the army of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand.

וּבָעֵ֣ת (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”

Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army, with very many chariots and horsemen? but when thou didst rely on Jehovah, he delivered them into thy hand.

וְהַלּוּבִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְפָרָשִׁ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”וּבְהִשָּֽׁעֶנְךָ֥ (וּ) u. “and”

And behold the acts of Asa, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

וְהִנֵּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Asa in the thirty-ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was extremely great; yet in his disease he did not seek Jehovah, but the physicians.

וָתֵ֤שַׁע (וָ) va. “and”וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one-and-fortieth year of his reign.

וְאַחַ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And they buried him in his own sepulchre, which he had excavated for himself in the city of David, and laid him in a bed filled with spices, a mixture of divers kinds prepared by the perfumer's art; and they made a very great burning for him.

וּזְנִ֔ים (וּ) u. “and”

And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had taken.

וּבְעָרֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”

And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baals;

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

but he sought the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

וּבְמִצְוֹתָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jehovah established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah gave gifts to Jehoshaphat; and he had riches and honour in abundance.

וְכָב֖וֹד (וְ) ve. “and”

And he took courage in the ways of Jehovah; moreover, he removed the high places and Asherahs out of Judah.

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

And in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, Ben-hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethaneel, and Micah, to teach in the cities of Judah;

וּבִשְׁנַ֨ת (וּ) u. “and”וּלְעֹבַדְיָ֣ה (וּ) u. “and”וְלִזְכַרְיָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִנְתַנְאֵ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְמִיכָיָ֑הוּ (וּ) u. “and”

and with them the Levites: Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.

וְעִמָּהֶ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְתַנְיָ֡הוּ (וּ) u. “and”וּזְבַדְיָ֡הוּ (וּ) u. “and”וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֡ל (וַ) va. “and”וּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וִֽיהוֹנָתָן֩ (וִֽ) vi. “and”וַאֲדֹ֨נִיָּ֧הוּ (וַ) va. “and”וְטֽוֹבִיָּ֛הוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְט֥וֹב (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִמָּהֶ֛ם (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽיהוֹרָ֖ם (וִֽ) vi. “and”

And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of Jehovah with them; and they went about through all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people.

וְעִ֨מָּהֶ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And the terror of Jehovah was upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, and they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and tribute-silver. The Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams, and seven thousand seven hundred he-goats.

וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וְכֶ֣סֶף (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁבַ֣ע (וּ) u. “and”וּתְיָשִׁ֕ים (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁבַ֥ע (וּ) u. “and”

And Jehoshaphat waxed exceeding great; and he built in Judah castles and store-cities.

וְגָדֵ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָרֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And he had much business in the cities of Judah; and men of war, strong and valiant, in Jerusalem.

וּמְלָאכָ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”וְאַנְשֵׁ֧י (וְ) ve. “and”

And these are the numbers of them according to their fathers' houses. Of Judah the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valour;

וְאֵ֥לֶּה (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִמּוֹ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

and next to him was Johanan the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand;

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִמּ֕וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁמוֹנִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

and next to him, Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to Jehovah; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִמּ֛וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

And of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valour, and with him two hundred thousand, armed with bow and shield;

וּמִ֨ן־ (וּ) u. “and”וְעִמּ֛וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמָגֵ֖ן (וּ) u. “and”

and next to him was Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand ready prepared for war.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִמּ֛וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁמוֹנִ֥ים (וּ) u. “and”

And Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.

וְכָב֖וֹד (וְ) ve. “and”