1 Kings 11:24

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץ עָלָיו֙ אֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַיְהִ֣י שַׂר־גְּד֔וּד בַּהֲרֹ֥ג דָּוִ֖ד אֹתָ֑ם וַיֵּלְכ֤וּ דַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ וַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּ בָ֔הּ וַֽיִּמְלְכ֖וּ בְּדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃

Transliteration

And wayyiqbotz upon him anashim, and wayhi sar-gedud when baharog David them; and wayelkhu Dammesek and wayyeshvu in her, and wayyimlekhu in Dammesek.

Grammar Details

*wayyiqbotz*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he gathered
*anashim*: noun, masculine plural - men
*wayhi*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of היה - and he became
*sar*: noun, masculine singular construct - commander of
*gedud*: noun, masculine singular - troop/band/raiders
*baharog*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - when killed
*David*: proper noun, masculine singular - David
*wayelkhu*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they went
*Dammesek*: proper noun - Damascus
*wayyeshvu*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they dwelled
*wayyimlekhu*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they reigned

Word Meanings

*wayyiqbotz*: and he gathered/collected/assembled
*wayhi*: and he became/was
*sar*: commander/chief/captain of
*gedud*: troop/band/raiders/marauding band
*baharog*: when killed/slew/destroyed
*wayelkhu*: and they went/traveled
*wayyeshvu*: and they dwelled/settled/remained
*wayyimlekhu*: and they reigned/ruled/became king

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Referenced Verses

2 Sam 10:8 : 8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
2 Sam 10:18 : 18 And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
1 Kgs 19:15 : 15 And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:
1 Kgs 20:34 : 34 And Benhadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.
Acts 9:2 : 2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
Gen 14:15 : 15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

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5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
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