- *wayəhî*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'and he was/became'
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - 'Yahweh/LORD'
- *Yəhôšāp̄āṭ*
- proper noun - 'Jehoshaphat'
- *hālaḵ*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'he walked/went'
- *ḏarḵê*
- noun, feminine plural construct - 'ways of'
- *Dāwiḏ*
- proper noun - 'David'
- *ʾāḇîw*
- noun + pronominal suffix, masculine singular - 'his father'
- *hāriʾšōnîm*
- definite article + adjective, masculine plural - 'the first/former/early'
- *ḏāraš*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'he sought/inquired of'
- *Bəʿālîm*
- proper noun, masculine plural - 'Baals'