H9002–/וְ–v

Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, Yahweh, there is none besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength: help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God; don't let man prevail against you.

וּבְשִׁמְךָ֣ (וּ) u. “and”

So Yahweh struck the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

וְלִפְנֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Yahweh, and before his host; and they carried away very much booty.

וְהָעָ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִפְנֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

They struck also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּגְמַלִּ֔ים (וּ) u. “and”

The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded:

וַעֲזַרְיָ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va. “and”

and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear you me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן (וּ) u. “and”וְאִֽם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now for a long season Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law:

וְיָמִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְלֹ֛א (וּ) u. “and”וּלְלֹ֥א (וּ) u. “and”

In those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in; but great vexations were on all the inhabitants of the lands.

וּבָעִתִּ֣ים (וּ) u. “and”וְלַבָּ֑א (וְ) ve. “and”

They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God did vex them with all adversity.

וְעִ֣יר (וְ) ve. “and”

But be you strong, and don't let your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.

וְאַתֶּ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

When Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill-country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of Yahweh, that was before the porch of Yahweh.

וְכִשְׁמֹ֨עַ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנְּבוּאָה֮ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן (וּ) u. “and”וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”

He gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that Yahweh his God was with him.

וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן (וּ) u. “and”וְהַגָּרִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וּמִשִּׁמְע֑וֹן (וּ) u. “and”

They sacrificed to Yahweh in that day, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

וְצֹ֖אן (וְ) ve. “and”

They entered into the covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

and that whoever would not seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

וְכֹ֨ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

They swore to Yahweh with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

וּבִתְרוּעָ֑ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וּבְשׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ (וּ) u. “and”

All Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and Yahweh gave them rest round about.

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

Also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

וְגַֽם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

וְהַ֨בָּמ֔וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

He brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

וְקָֽדָשָׁ֖יו (וְ) ve. “and”וְזָהָ֖ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֵלִֽים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

There was no more war to the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.

וּמִלְחָמָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וְחָמֵ֖שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

וָשֵׁשׁ֙ (וָ) va. “and”וָבָ֔א (וָ) va. “or”

Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of Yahweh and of the king's house, and sent to Ben Hadad king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying,

וְזָהָ֗ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֵ֣ית (וּ) u. “and”

[ergänzt: There is] a league between me and you, as [ergänzt: there was] between my father and your father: behold, I have sent you silver and gold; go, break your league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

וּבֵינֶ֔ךָ (וּ) u. “and”וּבֵ֥ין (וּ) u. “and”וּבֵ֣ין (וּ) u. “and”וְזָהָ֔ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה (וְ) ve. “so”

Ben Hadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel Maim, and all the store-cities of Naphtali.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”