| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative resumes with the vav-consecutive verb vayashav {וַ֠יָּשָׁב | wayyāšaḇ} ‘and he returned,’ which links this action to prior events. The construct phrase melekh-yehudah {מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֧ה | mêleḵ yĕhûḏāh} ‘king of Judah’ identifies the subject and emphasizes royal authority. The prepositional phrase el beito {אֶל־בֵּית֛וֹ | ʾel bēṯô} ‘to his house’ indicates destination, followed by beshalom {בְּשָׁל֖וֹם | bə-šālôm} ‘in peace’ as a circumstantial qualifier describing the condition of the return. The final prepositional phrase lirushalayim {לִֽירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם | lî-rû-šā-layim} ‘to Jerusalem’ specifies the ultimate locale. English renders the construct state as a possessive and maintains Hebrew emphasis by placing condition adjacent to the verb. |