| 3. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative employs the vav-consecutive vayya’as {וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | wayya·‘ăš} ‘and he did’ to mark sequential action. The idiomatic phrase ha·yā·šār be·’ê·nê Yə·hō·wāh {הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה | ha·yā·šār bə·’ê·nê Yə·hō·wāh} ‘the upright in the eyes of the LORD’ conveys divine approval. The comparative clause kə·ḵōl ʾă·šer ‘ā·śāh Dā·wīḏ ’ā·ḇîw {כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה דָּוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו | kə·ḵōl ʾă·šer ‘ā·śāh Dā·wīḏ ’ā·ḇîw} ‘according to all that David his father did’ sets David’s reign as the benchmark. English reorders the relative clause after the main clause for clarity while preserving the Hebrew emphasis prior to the exemplar reference. |