The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 21:3 Explained

2 Chronicles 21:3

KJV: And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.

YLT: and their father giveth to them many gifts of silver and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah, and the kingdom he hath given to Jehoram, for He is the first-born.

Darby: And their father had given them great gifts of silver and of gold and of precious things, besides fortified cities in Judah; but the kingdom he gave to Jehoram, for he was the firstborn.

ASV: And their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram, because he was the first-born.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And their father  gave  them great  gifts  of silver,  and of gold,  and of precious things,  with fenced  cities  in Judah:  but the kingdom  gave  he to Jehoram;  because he [was] the firstborn. 

What does 2 Chronicles 21:3 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 21

1  Jehoram, succeeding Jehoshaphat, slays his brothers
5  His wicked reign
8  Edom and Libnah revolt
12  The prophecy of Elijah against him in writing
16  Philistines and Arabians oppress him
18  His incurable disease, infamous death, and burial

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 21:3 mean?

And gave them their father gifts great of silver and gold and precious things with cities fortified in Judah but the kingdom he gave to Joram because he [was] the firstborn -
וַיִּתֵּ֣ן לָהֶ֣ם ׀ אֲ֠בִיהֶם מַתָּנ֨וֹת רַבּ֜וֹת לְכֶ֤סֶף וּלְזָהָב֙ וּלְמִגְדָּנ֔וֹת עִם־ עָרֵ֥י מְצֻר֖וֹת בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה וְאֶת־ הַמַּמְלָכָ֛ה נָתַ֥ן לִֽיהוֹרָ֖ם כִּי־ ה֥וּא הַבְּכֽוֹר פ

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן  And  gave 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
אֲ֠בִיהֶם  their  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
מַתָּנ֨וֹת  gifts 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: מַתָּנָה  
Sense: gift.
רַבּ֜וֹת  great 
Parse: Adjective, feminine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
לְכֶ֤סֶף  of  silver 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
וּלְזָהָב֙  and  gold 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
וּלְמִגְדָּנ֔וֹת  and  precious  things 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מִגְדָּנׄות 
Sense: choice thing, excellent thing.
עָרֵ֥י  cities 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
מְצֻר֖וֹת  fortified 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: מְצוּרָה 
Sense: siege-works, stronghold, rampart.
בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה  in  Judah 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
הַמַּמְלָכָ֛ה  the  kingdom 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַמְלָכָה  
Sense: kingdom, dominion, reign, sovereignty.
נָתַ֥ן  he  gave 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לִֽיהוֹרָ֖ם  to  Joram 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹורָם 
Sense: son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and himself king of Judah for 8 years; his wife was the wicked Athaliah who was probably the instigator for his returning the nation of Judah to the worship of Baal.
כִּי־  because 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
ה֥וּא  he  [was] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
הַבְּכֽוֹר  the  firstborn 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בְּכֹר  
Sense: firstborn, firstling.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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