H9003–/ב–b

And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, and his wife's name was Maachah.

וּבְגִבְע֛וֹן (בְ) ve. “in”

and Mikloth begot Shimeam. And they also dwelt beside their brethren in Jerusalem, with their brethren.

בִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (בִ) vi. “in”

And the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on mount Gilboa.

בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (בְ) ve. “against”בְּהַ֥ר (בְּ) be. “on”

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him, and he was terrified by the archers.

בַּקָּ֑שֶׁת (בַּ) ba. “with the”

Then said Saul to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not; for he was much afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.

בָ֗הּ (בָ֗) Va “with”בִ֔י (בִ֔) V “with”

And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

בָּעֵ֙מֶק֙ (בָּ) ba. “[was] in the”בָּהֶֽם׃ (בָּ) ba. “in”

And it came to pass the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his sons fallen on mount Gilboa.

בְּהַ֥ר (בְּ) be. “on”

And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armour, and sent [ergänzt: them] into the land of the Philistines round about, to announce the glad tidings to their idols, and to the people.

בְאֶֽרֶץ־ (בְ) ve. “in”

all the valiant men arose, and took up the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the terebinth of Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

בְּיָבֵ֔שׁ (בְּ) be. “in”

And Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he committed against Jehovah, because of the word of Jehovah which he kept not, and also for having inquired of the spirit of Python, asking counsel of it;

בְּמַֽעֲלוֹ֙ (בְּ) be. “in”בַּֽיהוָ֔ה (בַּֽ) ba. “against”בָּא֖וֹב (בָּ) ba. “by <the>”

and he asked not counsel of Jehovah; therefore he slew him, and transferred the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

בַּֽיהוָ֖ה (בַּֽ) ba. “<in>”

Even aforetime, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and Jehovah thy God said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel.

בִּהְי֣וֹת (בִּ) bi “when”

And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel according to the word of Jehovah through Samuel.

בְּחֶבְר֖וֹן (בְּ) be. “at”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “by”

And David said, Whoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

בָּרִ֣אשׁוֹנָ֔ה (בָּ) ba. “at the”בָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֛ה (בָּ) ba. “at the”

And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

בַּמְצָ֑ד (בַּ) ba “in the”

And these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who shewed themselves valiant with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Jehovah concerning Israel.

בְמַלְכוּת֛וֹ (בְ) ve. “in”

And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of Hachmoni, the chief of the captains; he brandished his spear against three hundred, slain [ergänzt: by him] at one time.

בְּפַ֥עַם (בְּ) be. “at”

And after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite; he was one of the three mighty men.

בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה (בִּ) bi “[was] among”

He was with David at Pas-dammim, where the Philistines were gathered together to battle; and there was [ergänzt: there] a plot of ground full of barley; and the people had fled from before the Philistines.

בַּפַּ֣ס (בַּ) ba. “at <the>”

And they stood in the midst of the plot and delivered it, and smote the Philistines; and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance.

בְתוֹךְ־ (בְ) ve. “in”

And three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Adullam, when the army of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

בְּעֵ֥מֶק (בְּ) be. “in”

And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.

בַּמְּצוּדָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “[was] in the”בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “[was] at”

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate!

בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ (בַּ) ba. “[is] at the”

And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; David however would not drink of it, but poured it out to Jehovah.

בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה (בְּ) be. “in”בַּשַּׁ֔עַר (בַּ) ba. “[was] at the”

And he said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing! should I drink the blood of these men [ergänzt: who went] at the risk of their lives? for at the risk of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

בְנַפְשׁוֹתָם֙ (בְ) ve. “by”בְנַפְשׁוֹתָ֣ם (בְ) ve. “by”