H9001–/וַ–v

And he went back to Jezreel to get well from the wounds which they had given him at Ramah when he was fighting against Hazael, king of Aram. And Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to Jezreel to see Jehoram, the son of Ahab, because he

וַיָּ֜שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

Now when Jehu was effecting the punishment of the family of Ahab, he came to the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's brothers, the servants of Ahaziah, and put them to death.

וַיְהִ֕י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְצָא֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּהַרְגֵֽם׃ (וַ) va “and”

And he went in search of Ahaziah; and when they came where he was, (for he was in a secret place in Samaria,) they took him to Jehu and put him to death; then they put his body to rest in the earth, for they said, He is the son of Jehoshaphat, whose hear

וַיְבַקֵּשׁ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֜הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְבִאֻ֣הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְמִתֻהוּ֒ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֔הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”

Now when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she had all the rest of the seed of the kingdom of Judah put to death.

וַתָּ֗קָם (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּדַבֵּ֛ר (וַ) va. “and”

But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, secretly took Joash, the son of Ahaziah, away from among the king's sons who were put to death, and put him and the woman who took care of him in a bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram, the wi

וַתִּקַּח֩ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּגְנֹ֤ב (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּתֵּ֥ן (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּסְתִּירֵ֡הוּ (וַ) va. “and”

And she kept him safe with her in the house of God for six years, while Athaliah was ruling the land.

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”

In the seventh year, Jehoiada made himself strong, and made an agreement with the captains of hundreds, Azariah, the son of Jeroham, Ishmael, the son of Jehohanan, Azariah, the son of Obed, Maaseiah, the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat, the son of Zichri.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”

And they went through Judah, getting together the Levites and the heads of families in Israel from all the towns of Judah, and they came to Jerusalem.

וַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְבְּצ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And all the people made an agreement with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, Truly, the king's son will be king, as the Lord has said about the sons of David.

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

And the Levites are to make a circle round the king, every man being armed; and any man who comes into the house is to be put to death; you are to keep with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.

וְהִקִּיפוּ֩ (וְ) ve. “and”

So the Levites and all Judah did as Jehoiada the priest had given them orders: every one took with him his men, those who were to come in and those who were to go out on the Sabbath; for Jehoiada had not sent away the divisions.

וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְחוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

Then Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and body-covers which had been King David's and which were kept in the house of God.

וַיִּתֵּן֩ (וַ) va “and”

And he put all the people in position, every man with his instruments of war in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left, by the altar and the house and all round the king.

וַיַּעֲמֵ֨ד (וַ) va “and”

Then they made the king's son come out, and they put the crown on his head and gave him the arm-bands and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons put the holy oil on him and said, Long life to the king.

וַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Now Athaliah, hearing the noise of the people running and praising the king, came to the people in the house of the Lord:

וַתִּשְׁמַ֣ע (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּב֥וֹא (וַ) va. “and”

And looking, she saw the king in his place by the pillar at the doorway, and the captains and the horns by his side; and all the people of the land were giving signs of joy and sounding the horns; and the makers of melody were playing on instruments of m

וַתֵּ֡רֶא (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקְרַ֤ע (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

Then Jehoiada the priest gave orders to the captains of hundreds who had authority over the army, saying, Take her outside the lines, and let anyone who goes after her be put to death with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be put to death in th

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

So they put their hands on her, and she went to the king's house by the doorway of the king's horses; and there she was put to death.

וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ (וַ) va “and”וַתָּב֛וֹא (וַ) va. “and”וַיְמִית֖וּהָ (וַ) va “and”

And Jehoiada made an agreement between the Lord and all the people and the king, that they would be the Lord's people.

וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת (וַ) va “and”

Then all the people went to the house of Baal and had it pulled down, and its altars and images broken up; and Mattan, the priest of Baal, they put to death before the altars.

וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Jehoiada put the work and the care of the house of the Lord into the hands of the priests and the Levites, who had been grouped in divisions by David to make burned offerings to the Lord, as it is recorded in the law of Moses, with joy and song as Da

וַיָּשֶׂם֩ (וַ) va “and”

And he put door-keepers at the doors of the Lord's house, to see that no one who was unclean in any way might come in.

וַֽיַּעֲמֵד֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

Then he took the captains of hundreds and the chiefs and the rulers of the people and all the people of the land, and they came down with the king from the house of the Lord through the higher doorway into the king's house, and put the king on the seat o

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיּ֤וֹרֶד (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיּוֹשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

So all the people of the land were glad and the town was quiet, for they had put Athaliah to death with the sword.

וַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord as long as Jehoiada the priest was living.

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”