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and David taketh the shields of gold which were on the servants of Hadadezer, and bringeth them to Jerusalem;

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם (וַ) va “and”

And Toi king of Hamath heareth that David hath smitten all the force of Hadadezer,

וַיִּשְׁמַ֕ע (וַ) va “and”

and Toi sendeth Joram his son unto king David to ask of him of welfare, and to bless him, (because that he hath fought against Hadadezer, and smiteth him, for a man of wars `with' Toi had Hadadezer been), and in his hand have been vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass,

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֔הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And David maketh a name in his turning back from his smiting Aram in the valley of Salt -- eighteen thousand;

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

and he putteth in Edom garrisons -- in all Edom he hath put garrisons, and all Edom are servants to David; and Jehovah saveth David whithersoever he hath gone.

וַיָּ֨שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”וַיּ֤וֹשַׁע (וַ) va “and”

And David reigneth over all Israel, and David is doing judgment and righteousness to all his people,

וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”

And David saith, `Is there yet any left to the house of Saul, and I do with him kindness because of Jonathan?'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the house of Saul hath a servant, and his name `is' Ziba, and they call for him unto David; and the king saith unto him, `Art thou Ziba?' and he saith, `Thy servant.'

וַיִּקְרְאוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king saith, `Is there not yet a man to the house of Saul, and I do with him the kindness of God?' And Ziba saith unto the king, `Jonathan hath yet a son -- lame.'

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

And the king saith to him, `Where `is' he?' and Ziba saith unto the king, `Lo, he `is' in the house of Machir, son of Ammiel, in Lo-Debar.'

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And king David sendeth, and taketh him out of the house of Machir son of Ammiel, of Lo-Debar,

וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּ (וַ) va “and”

and Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, son of Saul, cometh unto David, and falleth on his face, and doth obeisance, and David saith, `Mephibosheth;' and he saith, `Lo, thy servant.'

וַ֠יָּבֹא (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David saith to him, `Be not afraid; for I certainly do with thee kindness because of Jonathan thy father, and have given back to thee all the field of Saul thy father, and thou dost eat bread at my table continually.'

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”

And he boweth himself, and saith, `What `is' thy servant, that thou hast turned unto the dead dog -- such as I?'

וַיִּשְׁתַּ֕חוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king calleth unto Ziba servant of Saul, and saith unto him, `All that was to Saul and to all his house, I have given to the son of thy lord,

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

and thou hast served for him the land, thou and thy sons, and thy servants, and hast brought in, and there hath been to the son of thy lord bread, and he hath eaten it; and Mephibosheth son of thy lord doth eat continually bread at my table;' and Ziba hath fifteen sons and twenty servants.

וְעָבַ֣דְתָּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֵבֵ֗אתָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיָ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲכָל֔וֹ (וַ) va. “and”

And Ziba saith unto the king, `According to all that my lord the king commandeth his servant, so doth thy servant;' as to Mephibosheth, `he is eating at my table (`saith the king') as one of the sons of the king.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass afterwards, that the king of the Bene-Ammon dieth, and Hanun his son reigneth in his stead,

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּ֕מָת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (וַ) va “and”

and David saith, `I do kindness with Hanun son of Nahash, as his father did with me kindness;' and David sendeth to comfort him by the hand of his servants concerning his father, and the servants of David come in to the land of the Bene-Ammon.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the heads of the Bene-Ammon say unto Hanun their lord, `Is David honouring thy father in thine eyes because he hath sent to thee comforters? for to search the city, and to spy it, and to overthrow it, hath not David sent his servants unto thee?'

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

And Hanun taketh the servants of David, and shaveth off the half of their beard, and cutteth off their long robes in the midst -- unto their buttocks, and sendeth them away;

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיְגַלַּח֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”

and they declare `it' to David, and he sendeth to meet them, for the men have been greatly ashamed, and the king saith, `Abide in Jericho till your beard doth spring up -- then ye have returned.'

וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Bene-Ammon see that they have been abhorred by David, and the Bene-Ammon send and hire Aram of Beth-Rehob, and Aram of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah `with' a thousand men, and Ish-Tob `with' twelve thousand men;

וַיִּרְאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

and David heareth, and sendeth Joab, and all the host -- the mighty men.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the Bene-Ammon come out, and set battle in array, at the opening of the gate, and Aram of Zoba, and Rehob, and Ish-Tob, and Maacah, `are' by themselves in the field;

וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַרְכ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”