H9002–/וְ–v

Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasa had builded; and he built therewith 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 Aram, and hast not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Aram escaped out of thy hand.

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

Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, 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, lo, 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 in the thirty and ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet; his disease was exceeding great; yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to 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 sepulchres, which he had hewn out for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the perfumers' art; and they made a very great burning fo

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, which Asa his father had taken.

וּבְעָרֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”

And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim;

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

but sought to 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”

Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance.

וְכָב֖וֹד (וְ) ve. “and”

And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD; and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.

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

Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben-hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and Micaiah, 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, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, the 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, having the book of the Law of the LORD with them; and they went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people.

וְעִ֨מָּהֶ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And a terror from the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and 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 great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

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

And he had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valour, in Jerusalem.

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

And this was the numbering of them according to their fathers' houses: of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand;

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

and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore 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 unto the LORD, 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 Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for war.

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

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

וְכָב֖וֹד (וְ) ve. “and”