H9002–/וְ–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 Yahweh had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

וִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (וִֽ) vi. “and”וִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט (וִֽ) vi. “and”

They came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets to the house of Yahweh.

וּבְכִנֹּר֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וּבַחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת (וּ) u. “and”

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

וְחָמֵ֨שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְחָמֵ֤שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

He walked in the way of Asa his father, and didn't turn aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

However the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts to the God of their fathers.

וְע֤וֹד (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is inserted in the book of the kings of Israel.

וְיֶ֙תֶר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”

After this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel; the same did very wickedly:

וְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֗ן (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, Yahweh has destroyed your works. The ships were broken, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

וְלֽוֹ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽיחִיאֵל֙ (וִֽ) vi. “and”וּזְכַרְיָ֣הוּ (וּ) u. “and”וַעֲזַרְיָ֔הוּ (וַ) va. “and”וּמִיכָאֵ֖ל (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁפַטְיָ֑הוּ (וּ) u. “and”

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

וּלְזָהָב֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּלְמִגְדָּנ֔וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now when Jehoram was risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and various also of the princes of Israel.

וְגַ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣ה (וּ) u. “and”

However Yahweh would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children always.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכַאֲשֶׁ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְבָנָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”

Then Jehoram passed over with his captains, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, along with the captains of the chariots.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

There came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your father, Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

וּבְדַרְכֵ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute, like as the house of Ahab did, and also have slain your brothers of your father's house, who were better than yourself:

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַ֨ם (וְ) ve. “and”

behold, Yahweh will strike with a great plague your people, and your children, and your wives, and all your substance;

וּבְבָנֶ֥יךָ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְנָשֶׁ֖יךָ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

and you shall have great sickness by disease of your bowels, until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day.

וְאַתָּ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Yahweh stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians who are beside the Ethiopians:

וְהָ֣עַרְבִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”

and they came up against Judah, and broke 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.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָשָׁ֑יו (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”

After all this Yahweh struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

וְאַחֲרֵ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

It happened, in process of time, at the end of two years, that his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of sore diseases. His people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.

וּכְעֵת֩ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣ה (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”

Forty-two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.

וּשְׁתַּ֤יִם (וּ) u. “and”וְשָׁנָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

He returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which they had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

וַעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּ (וַ) va. “and”