The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 22:7 Explained

1 Chronicles 22:7

KJV: And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:

YLT: and David saith to Solomon his son, 'As for me, it hath been with my heart to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God,

Darby: And David said to Solomon, As for me, my son, I was minded to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God.

ASV: And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And David  said  to Solomon,  My son,  as for me, it was in my mind  to build  an house  unto the name  of the LORD  my God: 

What does 1 Chronicles 22:7 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 22

1  David, foreknowing the place of the temple, prepares abundance for building it
6  He instructs Solomon in God's promises, and his duty in building the temple
17  He charges the princes to assist his son

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 22:7 mean?

And said David to Solomon - My son [as for] me it was in my mind to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר דָּוִ֖יד לִשְׁלֹמֹ֑ה [בנו] (בְּנִ֕י) אֲנִי֙ הָיָ֣ה עִם־ לְבָבִ֔י לִבְנ֣וֹת בַּ֔יִת לְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽי

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
דָּוִ֖יד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֑ה  to  Solomon 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁלֹמֹה  
Sense: son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs.
[בנו]  - 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
(בְּנִ֕י)  My  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֲנִי֙  [as  for]  me 
Parse: Pronoun, first person common singular
Root: אֲנִי  
Sense: I (first pers.
הָיָ֣ה  it  was 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לְבָבִ֔י  my  mind 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: לֵבָב  
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding.
לִבְנ֣וֹת  to  build 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
בַּ֔יִת  a  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
לְשֵׁ֖ם  to  the  name 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
יְהוָ֥ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהָֽי  my  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).