TBESH · H9001
/וַ · v · &
Verbal vav: joined to verb with no intervening prefix (usually conversive) (futurepast)
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/וַ (v) means “&” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: v STEP transliteration; pronunciation varies by reading tradition.
/וַ · v · &
Verbal vav: joined to verb with no intervening prefix (usually conversive) (futurepast)
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Page 152 of 227. 11323 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
So Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
Read word by wordAnd Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
Read word by wordWhen Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work.
Read word by wordThen King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.
Read word by wordAt that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
Read word by wordAsa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.
Read word by wordIn the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his disease became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.
Read word by wordSo in the forty-first year of his reign, Asa died and rested with his fathers.
Read word by wordAnd he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.
Read word by wordAsa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
Read word by wordHe stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
Read word by wordNow the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals,
Read word by wordSo the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.
Read word by wordAnd his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
Read word by wordThey taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.
Read word by wordAnd the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
Read word by wordJehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah
Read word by wordNow Jehoshaphat had an abundance of riches and honor, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.
Read word by wordAnd some years later he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria, where Ahab sacrificed many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him and urged him to march up to Ramoth-gilead.
Read word by wordAhab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat replied, “I am as you are, and my people are your people; we will join you in the war.”
Read word by wordBut Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”
Read word by wordSo the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
Read word by wordBut Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”
Read word by wordThe king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
Read word by wordSo the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
Read word by wordNow Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”
Read word by wordAnd all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
Read word by wordThen the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
Read word by wordBut Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”
Read word by wordWhen Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for they will be delivered into your hand.”
Read word by wordBut the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
Read word by wordSo Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
Read word by wordThen the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
Read word by wordMicaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.
Read word by wordAnd the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
Read word by wordThen a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.
Read word by wordAnd he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
Read word by wordThen Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
Read word by wordMicaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
Read word by wordAnd the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
Read word by wordand tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”
Read word by wordBut Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
Read word by wordSo the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
Read word by wordAnd the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
Read word by wordWhen the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.
Read word by wordAnd when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
Read word by wordHowever, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
Read word by wordThe battle raged throughout that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. And at sunset he died.
Read word by wordWhen Jehoshaphat king of Judah had returned safely to his home in Jerusalem,
Read word by wordJehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
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