| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive vayitchazzek {וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֞ק | wayyiṯḥazzēq} marking sequence and self-directed action. The idiomatic age phrase ben-ʼarbāʿîm wə-ʼaḥāṯ šā·nāh {בֶן־אַרְבָּעִים וְאַחַת שָׁנָה֩ | ben-ʼarbāʿîm wə-ʼaḥāṯ šā·nāh} precisely situates his accession age. The relative clause bi-Yerušālayim hā-ʿîr ʼăšer bāḥar Yahweh lāšûm ʼet šəmô šām {בִּירוּשָׁלִַם הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר־בָּחַר יְהוָה לָשׂוּם אֶת־שְׁמ֥וֹ שָׁם} combines choice (Qal perfect bāḥar) with purpose (Qal infinitive lāšûm) to emphasize divine selection of Jerusalem as cultic site. The final appositional phrase wə-šēm ʼimmô Naʻămāh hā-ʿammōnīt {וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ נַעֲמָה הָעַמֹּנִֽית | wə-šēm ʼimmô Naʻămāh hā-ʿammōnīt} underscores maternal lineage. English sentence order follows Hebrew clause structure to preserve theological emphasis. |