When he slew
harag (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
them then they sought
darash (daw-rash')
to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
him and they returned
shuwb (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
and enquired early
shachar (shaw-khar')
to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking)
after God
'el (ale)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)