H9002–/וְ–v

What can David speak more to thee for the honor of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.

וְאַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

O LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thy own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.

וּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔ (וּֽ) u. “and”

O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?

וּמִי֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְנֹרָא֔וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

For thy people Israel didst thou make thy own people for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God.

וְאַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore now, LORD, Let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.

וְעַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲשֵׂ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”

Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.

וְ֠יֵֽאָמֵן (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וְיִגְדַּ֨ל (וְ) ve. “so”וּבֵית־ (וּ) u. “and”

And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness to thy servant:

וְעַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְבֹרָ֖ךְ (וּ) u. “and”

Now after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

וּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָ (וּ) u. “and”

And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot-horses, but reserved of them a hundred chariots.

וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

וּשְׁנַ֥יִם (וּ) u. “and”

Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, David brought very much brass, with which Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

וּמִטִּבְחַ֤ת (וּ) u. “and”וּמִכּוּן֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

He sent Hadoram his son to king David to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had warred with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold, and silver, and brass.

וּֽלְבָרֲכ֗וֹ (וּֽ) u. “and”וְכֹ֗ל (וְ) ve. “and”וָכֶ֖סֶף (וָ) va. “and”וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ (וּ) u. “and”

Them also king David dedicated to the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

וְהַזָּהָ֔ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִמּוֹאָב֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּמִבְּנֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”וּמֵֽעֲמָלֵֽק׃ (וּ) u. “and”

Moreover, Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

וְאַבְשַׁ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.

וּצְדָקָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder;

וְיוֹאָ֥ב (וְ) ve. “and”וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט (וִ) vi. “and”

And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

וְצָד֧וֹק (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וְשַׁוְשָׁ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.

וּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑י (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנֵי־ (וּ) u. “and”

But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, that he hath sent comforters to thee? are not his servants come to thee to search, and to overthrow, and to explore the land?

וְלַהֲפֹ֤ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְרַגֵּל֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah.

וּבְנֵ֨י (וּ) u. “and”וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמִצּוֹבָ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”וּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ (וּ) u. “and”

So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon assembled from their cities, and came to battle.

וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”

And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

וְאֵ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that had come were by themselves in the field.

וְהַמְּלָכִ֣ים (וְ) ve. “and”