H9001–/וַ–v

And all the people took note of it and were pleased: like everything the king did, it was pleasing to the people.

וַיִּיטַ֖ב (וַ) va “and”

So it was clear to Israel and to all the people on that day that the king was not responsible for the death of Abner, the son of Ner.

וַיֵּדְע֧וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the king said to his servants, Do you not see that a chief and a great man has come to his end today in Israel?

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And when Saul's son Ish-bosheth had news that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְפּ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

But the people of Beeroth had gone in flight to Gittaim, where they have been living to this day.)

וַיִּבְרְח֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּהְיוּ־ (וַֽ) va “and”

Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son whose feet were damaged. He was five years old when news of the death of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and the woman who took care of him took him up and went in flight: and while she was getting him away as qui

וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֤הוּ (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּנֹ֔ס (וַ) va. “and”וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפָּסֵ֖חַ (וַ) va “and”

And Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, went out and came to the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, when he was resting in the middle of the day. Now the woman who kept the door was cleaning grain, and sleep overcame her.

וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Rechab and his brother Baanah got in without being seen.

וַיַּכֻּ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And when they came into the house, Ish-bosheth was stretched on his bed in his bedroom; and they made an attack on him and put him to death, and, cutting off his head, they took it with them and went by the road through the Arabah all night.

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְמִתֻ֔הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּסִ֖ירוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְחוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they took the head of Ish-bosheth to David in Hebron, and said to the king, Here is the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul your hater, who would have taken your life; the Lord has taken payment for the wrongs of my lord the king from Saul and his s

וַ֠יָּבִאוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (וַ) va “and”

And David made answer to Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, By the living Lord, who has kept me safe from all my trouble,

וַיַּ֨עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

When one came to me with the news of Saul's death, in the belief that it would be good news, I took him and put him to death in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news:

וָאֹחֲזָ֣ה (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּ (וָ) va. “and”

How much more, when evil men have put an upright person to death, in his house, sleeping on his bed, will I take payment from you for his blood, and have you cut off from the earth?

וּבִעַרְתִּ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

And David gave orders to his young men and they put them to death, cutting off their hands and their feet and hanging them up by the side of the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and put it in its last resting-place with Abner's body

וַיְצַו֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּהַרְג֗וּם (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּתְל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel.

וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיִּכְרֹ֣ת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the people of the land: and they said to David, You will not come in here, but the blind and the feeble-footed will keep you out; for they said, David will not be able to come in here.

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

But David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.

וַיִּלְכֹּ֣ד (וַ) va “and”

And that day David said, Whoever makes an attack on the Jebusites, let him go up by the water-pipe, and put to death all the blind and feeble-footed who are hated by David. And this is why they say, The blind and feeble-footed may not come into the house

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.

וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָא־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֤בֶן (וַ) va “and”

And David became greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of armies, was with him.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David, with cedar-trees and woodworkers and stoneworkers: and they made David a house.

וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיִּבְנֽוּ־ (וַ) va “and”

And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.

וַיֵּ֣דַע (וַ) va “and”

And David took more women and wives in Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and he had more sons and daughters.

וַיִּקַּח֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּוָּ֥לְדּוּ (וַ) va “and”