H9001–/וַ–v

Now when Ahaziah, king of Judah, saw this, he went in flight by the way of the garden house. And Jehu came after him and said, Put him to death in the same way; and they gave him a death-wound in his carriage, on the slope up to Gur, by Ibleam; and he we

וַיָּ֕נָס (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְדֹּ֨ף (וַ) va “and”וַ֠יֹּאמֶר (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיָּ֥נָס (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥מָת (וַ) va “and”

And his servants took him in a carriage to Jerusalem, and put him into the earth with his fathers in the town of David.

וַיַּרְכִּ֧בוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And when Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel had news of it; and, painting her eyes and dressing her hair with ornaments, she put her head out of the window.

וַיָּב֥וֹא (וַ) va “and”וַתָּ֨שֶׂם (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֣יטֶב (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּשְׁקֵ֖ף (וַ) va. “and”

And when Jehu was coming into the town, she said, Is all well, O Zimri, taker of your master's life?

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

Then, looking up to the window, he said, Who is on my side, who? and two or three unsexed servants put out their heads.

וַיִּשָּׂ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁקִ֣יפוּ (וַ) va “and”

And he said, Take her and put her out of the window. So they sent her down with force, and her blood went in a shower on the wall and on the horses; and she was crushed under their feet.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁמְט֑וּהָ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּ֨ז (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְמְסֶֽנָּה׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”

And he came in, and took food and drink; then he said, Now see to this cursed woman, and put her body into the earth, for she is a king's daughter.

וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אכַל (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֑שְׁתְּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And they went out to put her body into the earth, but nothing of her was to be seen, only the bones of her head, and her feet, and parts of her hands.

וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

So they came back and gave him word of it. And he said, This is what the Lord said by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the heritage of Jezreel the flesh of Jezebel will become food for dogs;

וַיָּשֻׁבוּ֮ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the dead body of Jezebel will be like waste dropped on the face of the earth in the heritage of Jezreel; so that they will not be able to say, This is Jezebel.

וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה (וְֽ) ve. “and”

Now there were in Samaria seventy of Ahab's sons. And Jehu sent letters to Samaria, to the rulers of the town, and to the responsible men, and to those who had the care of the sons of Ahab, saying,

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

Take the best and most upright of your master's sons, and make him king in his father's place, and put up a fight for your master's family.

וּרְאִיתֶ֞ם (וּ) u. “and”וְשַׂמְתֶּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

But they were full of fear, and said, The two kings have gone down before him: how may we keep our place?

וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

So the controller of the king's house, with the ruler of the town, and the responsible men, and those who had the care of Ahab's sons, sent to Jehu, saying, We are your servants and will do all your orders; we will not make any man king; do whatever seem

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”

Then he sent them a second letter, saying, If you are on my side, and if you will do my orders, come to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow, with the heads of your master's sons. Now the king's seventy sons were with the great men of the town, who had th

וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב (וַ) va “and”

And when the letter came to them, they took the king's sons and put them to death, all the seventy, and put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Jezreel.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְחוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And a man came and said to him, They have come with the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Put them down in two masses at the doorway of the town till the morning.

וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֶּד־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And in the morning he went out and, stopping, said to all the people there, You are upright men: it is true that I made designs against my master, and put him to death; but who is responsible for the death of all these?

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֔ד (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וָאֶהְרְגֵ֔הוּ (וָ) va. “and”

So Jehu put to death all the rest of the seed of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his relations and his near friends and his priests, till there were no more of them.

וַיַּ֣ךְ (וַ) va “and”

Then he got up and came to Samaria. And he was at the meeting-place of the keepers of sheep, by the way,

וַיָּ֙קָם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֔א (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

When he came across the brothers of Ahaziah, king of Judah, and said, Who are you? And they said, We are the brothers of Ahaziah, king of Judah; we are going down to see the children of the king and of the queen.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וַנֵּ֛רֶד (וַ) va. “and”

And he said, Take them living. So they took them living, and put them to death in the water-hole of Beth-eked; of the forty-two men he put every one to death;

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֖וּם (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁחָט֞וּם (וַֽ) va “and”

And when he had gone away from there, he came across Jehonadab, the son of Rechab: and he said good-day to him, and said to him, Is your heart true to mine, as mine is to yours? And Jehonadab in answer said, It is; and Jehu said, If it is, give me your h

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְצָ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֗הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And he said, Come with me and see how I am on fire for the Lord's cause. So he made him go with him in his carriage.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּרְכִּ֥בוּ (וַ) va “and”

And when he came to Samaria, he put to death all those of Ahab's family who were still in Samaria, till there were no more of them, as the Lord had said to Elijah.

וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַ֠יַּךְ (וַ֠) Va “and”