2 Chronicles 24:26

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואלה וְאֵלֶּה

the a mighty one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

אלה

ʼâlâh

Definition

an imprecation

Root

from H422 (אלה);

Exhaustive

from אלה; an imprecation; curse, cursing, execration, oath, swearing.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H423

אלה

ʼêlâh

Definition

an oak or other strong tree

Root

feminine of H352 (איל);

Exhaustive

lemma אלה first vowel, corrected to אלה; feminine of איל; an oak or other strong tree; elm, oak, teil-tree.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H424

אלה

ʼêl-leh

Definition

these or those

Root

prolonged from H411 (אל);

Exhaustive

prolonged from אל; these or those; an-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H428

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָלָה

verb • Root אל • Strongs_Numbers • Page 132

I. 1. To be strong, powerful, stout (intr.); 2. To strengthen, to swear, confirm by an oath (tr.); 3. To curse (not used); 4. To be fat.

אָלָה

noun feminine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 132

1. An oath (allied in sense is שְׁבֻעָה); 2. A covenant confirmed by an oath; 3. Curse, imprecation, connected with exclamations of swearing.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֵלֶּה

pronoun • Page 51

these, employed as the plural of זֶה (zeh) and זאת (zot). Ref: Judg. 6:11, 19; 1 Sam. 17:2, 19; 2 Sam. 18:9, 14; Ezek. 31:14.

אֵלֶּה

chald. pron. plur. • Page 51

Chaldee equivalent of the Hebrew אֵלֶּה (these). Ref: Jer. 10:11.

אָלָה

f. verbal / dec. x • Root אלה • Page 50

1. oath; 2. particularly a covenant confirmed by an oath (Gen. 26:28); 3. imprecation, curse (Num. 5:21).

אָלָה

verb • Page 50

1. to swear (1 K. 8:31); 2. to curse (Judg. 17:2). Hiph. to cause to swear (1 K. 8:31).

אָלָה

verb • Page 50

to lament (Joel 1:8). Equivalent to Syriac usage.

אֵלָה

f. verbal / dec. x • Root אל • Page 50

turpentine-tree, pistacia terebinthus. A common tree in Palestine growing to considerable height with evergreen leaves and clustering fruit (Gen. 35:4).

Conjunction, Particle demonstrative

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0423:

No stats available

H0424:

No stats available

H0428:

No stats available

המתקשרים הַמִּתְקַשְּׁרִים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

קשר

qâshar

Definition

to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league); bind (up), (make a) conspire(-acy, -ator), join together, knit, stronger, work (treason).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7194

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קָשַׁר

unknown • Strongs / High • Page 1363

Example of interchange with ר (Resh).

Particle definite article, Verb Hithpael participle active masculine plural absolute

LXX: συνεστράφη ἐπέθεντο συνεστράφησαν '' αὐτοὺσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7194:

συνεστράφη 4× (8.3%)

ἐπέθεντο 4× (7.7%)

συνεστράφησαν 3× (5.7%)

'' 3× (5.7%)

αὐτοὺσ 3× (4.7%)

ἄφαψαι 2× (4.5%)

δήσεισ 2× (4.2%)

συνέστρεψεν 2× (3.8%)

עליו עָלָיו

upon himself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

על

ʻal

Definition

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

Root

properly, the same as H5920 (על) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following);

Exhaustive

properly, the same as על used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5921

ו

Definition

him, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9033

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַל

adjective / noun • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

Highest; same as עֶלְיוֹן. This form is abridged from עָלָה and derived from עָלַי (like יַד from יָדָה I.), serving as the construct form עֲלֵי (out of עֲלַאי).

עַל

preposition / adverb • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

A preposition: upon, over, above, super, in the widest sense. It expresses protecting, covering, resting above upon (answering to 'where'); motion toward the upper surface (answering to 'whither?'); local direction to a more distant agency; or proximity/timing ('with, at'). Used figuratively as dat. commodi and incommodi, meaning a burden or duty upon one, or with certain verbs replacing the dative case. Also expresses motion down upon or up to, sometimes interchanging with אֶל.

עַל

preposition / adverb • Strongs / High • Page 1089

Preposition or Adverb meaning upon, over, at, above (denoting physical overtopping or mental superiority/dominion); expressing addition (to, reckoned to); proximity (by, around); suitability (according to); or occasionally used concessively (though, quanquam).

עַל

preposition / particle / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Properly, over, upon, concerning, notwithstanding, against, towards, for the sake of, on account of. Used to express position, antithesis, or distance (away from). After certain verbs, signifies giving way, removing, or fleeing. Also forms various compound particles (e.g., עַל-מָה, עַל-כֵּן, עַל אֲשֶׁר).

עַל

preposition (aramaic) • Root אלא • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew עַל. Means: Upon, over, on account of, unto, against, or dative. (Used with suffixes like עָלַי, עָלֵךְ, עֲלֵיהוֹן).

עַל

noun / prepos. • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1092

Derivative of עָלָה, listed as a noun and a preposition.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַל

substantive / adverb / adjective • Root עלה • Page 507

Strictly a substantive meaning whatever is high or uppermost (Hos. 7:16, 11:7). Used as an adverb: (1.) 'above' (Gen. 27:39, 49:25; Ps. 50:4). Used as an adjective: (2.) 'high' (2 Sam. 23:1).

Preposition, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: ἐπὶ ἐπ' ἐφ' τοῦτο ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5921a:

ἐπὶ 1722× (33.1%)

ἐπ' 701× (13.4%)

ἐφ' 195× (3.7%)

τοῦτο 116× (1.9%)

'' 116× (1.9%)

περὶ 113× (2.2%)

ἀπὸ 108× (2.1%)

--- 108× (2.1%)

αὐτοὺσ 95× (1.6%)

εἰσ 93× (1.8%)

זבד זָבָ֗ד

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זבד

Zâbâd

Definition

Zabad, the name of seven Israelites

Root

from H2064 (זבד); giver;

Exhaustive

from זבד; giver; Zabad, the name of seven Israelites; Zabad.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2066

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זָבָד

noun proper masculine • Root זבד • Strongs / High • Page 423

(an endower, a giver, viz. Jah is) a proper name.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ζαβεδ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2066:

ζαβεδ 5× (62.3%)

בן בֶּן־

builder/son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בן

bên

Definition

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Root

from H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

from בנה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1121

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֵּן

masc. noun • Root בין • Strongs / High • Page 253

1. A child, begotten, born, often without distinction of sex (frequently pluralized as children). 2. Specifically, a son, a male child (opposite daughter). 3. Used metaphorically to denote personal characteristics (virtuous or vicious personality, heir of virtue/vice) or objects (e.g., young animals, plants, or inanimate objects). 4. A grandson; also used as boy, youth, prince, heir to the throne.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: υἱοὶ υἱὸσ υἱῶν υἱοῦ υἱοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1121a:

υἱοὶ 1075× (22.0%)

υἱὸσ 753× (16.8%)

υἱῶν 607× (12.2%)

υἱοῦ 368× (8.1%)

υἱοῖσ 329× (6.1%)

υἱοὺσ 292× (5.7%)

υἱὸν 213× (4.6%)

--- 116× (2.6%)

υἱὲ 96× (2.2%)

'' 84× (1.6%)

שמעת שִׁמְעָת

and you have heard

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שמעת

Shimʻath

Definition

Shimath, an Ammonitess

Root

feminine of H8088 (שמע); annunciation;

Exhaustive

feminine of שמע; annunciation; Shimath, an Ammonitess; Shimath.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8100

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁמַע

verb (aramaic) • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1451

To hear, to obey, to sing (Arab. stem سمع), hence a female singer, music (Aram.).

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

שְׁמַע

noun proper masculine • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1452

High-lying place; name of a locality in Judah, coupled with חֲצֹר and קְרִיּוֹת. Patronymic plural is also derived.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

שֵׁמַע

noun m. • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1451

Masculine fame, rumour.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

שֵׁמָע

noun feminine • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1444

Fame, renown (derived from the infin. Kal of שׁוּם II. = שָׁאַף to pant after).

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

שָׁמַע

verb • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • Page 755

to listen to, hearken

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

שָׁמַע

verb qal • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1450

I. To give ear to, to hear, attend; generally with an accusative of the thing or person; to be an ear-witness; to hear with pleasure; to hear of God; to obey.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

שְׁמָע

noun proper masculine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1443

Contracted from שְׁמָעָא; denoting proper names (e.g., שְׁמָעָה, שְׁמֵעָא); fame, renown.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

Noun proper name feminine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H8100:

No stats available

העמונית הָעַמּוֹנִית

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

עמון

ʻAmmôwn

Definition

Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country

Root

from H5971 (עם); tribal, i.e. inbred;

Exhaustive

from עם; tribal, i.e. inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country; Ammon, Ammonites.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5983

עמוני

ʻAmmôwnîy

Definition

an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish

Root

patronymically from H5983 (עמון);

Exhaustive

patronymically from עמון; an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish; Ammonite(-s).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5984

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַמּוֹן

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1104

Proper name of a son of Lot's, the ancestor of the Ammonites ('belonging to the people, a countryman').

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַמּוֹנִי

gent. m. • Strongs / High • Page 1104

The Ammonite (masculine gender).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַמּוֹן

m. proper name • Root עם • Page 514

Ammon, a proper name for a people, the Ammonites, who dwelt northeast of the Moabites (1 Sam. 11:11; Num. 21:24).

Particle definite article, Noun gentilic feminine singular absolute

LXX: αμμων αμμαν αμμανίτησ αμμωνι αμμανῖται

LXX Usage Statistics

H5983:

αμμων 93× (77.3%)

αμμαν 4× (3.3%)

αμμανίτησ 4× (3.0%)

αμμωνι 4× (2.8%)

αμμανῖται 3× (2.0%)

αμμανίτιδασ 2× (1.7%)

'' 2× (1.4%)

αμμανῖτισ 2× (1.4%)

H5984:

No stats available

ויהוזבד וִיהוֹזָבָד

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

יהוזבד

Yᵉhôwzâbâd

Definition

Jehozabad, the name of three Israelites

Root

from H3068 (יהוה) and H2064 (זבד); Jehovah-endowed;

Exhaustive

from יהוה and זבד; Jehovah-endowed; Jehozabad, the name of three Israelites; Jehozabad. Compare יוזבד.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3075

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יְהוֹזָבָד

proper noun / masculine • Root זבד • Strongs / High • Page 592

A proper name meaning 'Yehô is giver'.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιωζαβαδ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3075:

ιωζαβαδ 2× (54.1%)

בן בֶּן־

builder/son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בן

bên

Definition

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Root

from H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

from בנה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1121

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בֵּן

masc. noun • Root בין • Strongs / High • Page 253

1. A child, begotten, born, often without distinction of sex (frequently pluralized as children). 2. Specifically, a son, a male child (opposite daughter). 3. Used metaphorically to denote personal characteristics (virtuous or vicious personality, heir of virtue/vice) or objects (e.g., young animals, plants, or inanimate objects). 4. A grandson; also used as boy, youth, prince, heir to the throne.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: υἱοὶ υἱὸσ υἱῶν υἱοῦ υἱοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1121a:

υἱοὶ 1075× (22.0%)

υἱὸσ 753× (16.8%)

υἱῶν 607× (12.2%)

υἱοῦ 368× (8.1%)

υἱοῖσ 329× (6.1%)

υἱοὺσ 292× (5.7%)

υἱὸν 213× (4.6%)

--- 116× (2.6%)

υἱὲ 96× (2.2%)

'' 84× (1.6%)

שמרית שִׁמְרית

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שמרית

Shimrîyth

Definition

Shimrith, a Moabitess

Root

feminine of H8113 (שמרי); female guard;

Exhaustive

feminine of שמרי; female guard; Shimrith, a Moabitess; Shimrith.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8116

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שִׁמְרִית

noun proper feminine • Root שמר • Strongs / High • Page 1454

(guard, watch) n. p. f. 2 Chr. (incomplete reference).

Noun proper name feminine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H8116:

No stats available

המואבית הַמּוֹאָבִית׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מואבי

Môwʼâbîy

Definition

a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab

Root

feminine מואביה; or מואביתxlit Môwâbîyth corrected to Môwʼâbîyth; patronymical from H4124 (מואב);

Exhaustive

feminine מואביה; or מואביתxlit Môwâbîyth corrected to Môwʼâbîyth; patronymical from מואב; a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab; (woman) of Moab, Moabite(-ish, -ss).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4125

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מוֹאָבִי

gentilic noun / masculine • Root מואב • Strongs / High • Page 820

A Moabite man.

Particle definite article, Noun gentilic feminine singular absolute

LXX: μωαβίτιδασ μωαβίτησ μωαβῖται μωαβῖτισ t?

LXX Usage Statistics

H4125:

μωαβίτιδασ 3× (20.0%)

μωαβίτησ 3× (17.0%)

μωαβῖται 3× (15.0%)

μωαβῖτισ 2× (11.3%)

t? 2× (7.3%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And these they conspiring against him: Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess. 27And his sons and the multitude of the lifting up upon him, and the founding of the house of God, behold them written upon the commentary of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son will reign in his stead.

LITV Translation:
And these are those who conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And they that conspired against him were Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonite, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabite.