| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative begins with wayya·ʾaš {וַיַּ֧עַשׂ | wayya·ʾaš} ‘and he did,’ a Vav consecutive introducing a new action in the historical sequence. The direct object hārāʿ {הָרַ֖ע | hārāʿ} ‘the evil’ carries moral judgment. The idiomatic phrase beʿêney Yahweh {בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה | bə·ʿê·nê Yə·hō·wāh} ‘in the eyes of the LORD’ signifies divine evaluation. The negation vĕ·lōʾ mil·lēʾ ʾaḥărê Yahweh {וְלֹ֥א מִלֵּ֛א אַחֲרֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה | wə·lōʾ mil·lēʾ ā·ḥă·rê Yə·hō·wāh} ‘and he did not fulfill after the LORD’ underscores incomplete covenant pursuit. The comparative clause kə·Dāwı̄ḏ ʾā·vîw {כְּדָוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו | kə·Dā·wı̄ḏ ʾā·vîw} ‘like David his father’ sets David as the paradigm of faithfulness. |