H9001–/וַ–v

Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

וַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”

And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD.

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”

So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.

וַתִּשְׁקֹ֖ט (וַ) va. “and”וַיָּ֧נַֽח (וַ) va “and”

And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD.

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongaber.

וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (וַ) va “and”

Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel.

וַיָּ֨קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְחַזַּ֔ק (וַ) va “and”וַיַּהֲרֹ֥ג (וַ) va “and”

And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD.

וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.

וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots.

וַיַּֽעֲבֹ֤ר (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֗ךְ (וַ) va “and”

So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers.

וַיִּפְשַׁ֨ע (וַ) va “and”

Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah thereto.

וַיֶּ֙זֶן֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּדַּ֖ח (וַ) va “and”

And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”

But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself:

וַתֵּ֗לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּזְנֶ֤ה (וַ) va. “and”

Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:

וַיָּ֨עַר (וַ) va “and”

And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

וַיַּעֲל֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְקָע֔וּהָ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁבּ֗וּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.

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

Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.

וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.

וַיַּמְלִיכוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (וַ) va “and”

Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counselors after the death of his father to his destruction.

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramothgilead: and the Syrians smote Joram.

וַיֵּלֶךְ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”