| 22. Linguistic Exegesis The Hebrew narrative uses the vav-consecutive verbs vayekhezak {וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק | way-yeḥə-zāq} ‘and he prevailed’, vayamat {וַיָּמָת | way-yā-māt} ‘and he died’, and vayimlokh {וַיִּמְלֹךְ | way-yim-lōk} ‘and he reigned’ to sequence events. The paired phrases ha’am asher acharei Omri {הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אַחֲרֵי עָמְרִי | hā-ʿām ʾă-šer ʾă-ḥă-rê ʿām-rî} and ha’am asher acharei Tibni {הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אַחֲרֵי תִּבְנִי | hā-ʿām ʾă-šer ʾă-ḥă-rê tîv-nî} link supporters to their respective leaders. The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet-} marks the object of the victory. The structure emphasizes the transition from conflict to succession by coordinating conjunctions in English, preserving the narrative flow. |