| 25. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the conjunction venadav {וְנָדָב | wə-nā-ḏāḇ} linking to the prior narrative, followed by the construct chain ben {בֶּן | ben} + yarav'am {יָרָבְעָם | yā-rā-va-ʿam} establishing lineage. The Qal perfect malakh {מָלַךְ | mā-lā-kh} introduces the accession event. The prepositional phrase al yisra'el {עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʿal yiś-rā-ʾēl} marks territorial jurisdiction, while bishnat shetayim {בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם | biš-nat šə-ta-yim} combines a feminine construct noun and cardinal numeral to yield “second year.” The genitive relation le-asa melekh yehudah {לְאָסָא מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה | lə-ʾā-sā mē-lekh yə-hū-dā} situates this within Asa’s reign. The second vav-consecutive verb vayyimlokh {וַיִּמְלֹךְ | wa-yim-lō-kh} restates rule over Israel with the dual-duration phrase al yisra'el shnatayim {עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁנָתַיִם | ʿal yiś-rā-ʾēl šə-na-ta-yim}. English renders reorder construct chains into possessive phrases and adapts the Hebrew dual to a standard cardinal expression. |