| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the narrative marker vayehi {וַיְהִ֧י | wə·yə·hî} ‘and it came to pass’, introducing a new chronicle episode. The dative-of-interest liyehoshafat {לִיהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט | lî·yə·hō·šā·p̄āṭ} ‘to Jehoshaphat’ identifies the beneficiary. The paired nouns osher vekavod {עֹשֶׁר וְכָב֖וֹד | ʿō·šer wə·ḵā·bôd} ‘wealth and honor’ are intensified by larov {לָרֹ֑ב | lā·rōv} ‘in abundance’, highlighting magnitude. The Hithpael imperfect vayitchatten {וַיִּתְחַתֵּ֖ן | wə·yiṯ·ḥat·tên} ‘he allied himself by marriage’ introduces a deliberate political bond, while leakhav {לְאַחְאָֽב | lə·ʾăḥ·ʾāḇ} ‘to Ahab’ specifies the partner. English reorders for clarity but preserves the sequence from prosperity to strategic alliance. |