The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 1:4 Explained

2 Chronicles 1:4

KJV: But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjathjearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.

YLT: but the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-Jearim, when David prepared for it, for he stretched out for it a tent in Jerusalem;

Darby: But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the place that David had prepared for it; for he had spread a tent for it at Jerusalem.

ASV: But the ark of God had David brought up from Kiriath-jearim to the place that David had prepared for it; for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But  the ark  of God  had David  brought up  from Kirjathjearim  to [the place which] David  had prepared  for it: for he had pitched  a tent  for it at Jerusalem. 

What does 2 Chronicles 1:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 1

1  The solemn offering of Solomon at Gibeon
7  Solomon's choice of wisdom is blessed by God
13  Solomon's forces and wealth

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 1:4 mean?

But the ark of God had brought up David from Kiriath-jearim to [the [place] had prepared for it David for he had pitched a tent at Jerusalem
אֲבָ֗ל אֲר֤וֹן הָאֱלֹהִים֙ הֶעֱלָ֤ה דָוִיד֙ מִקִּרְיַ֣ת יְעָרִ֔ים בַּֽהֵכִ֥ין ל֖וֹ דָּוִ֑יד כִּ֧י נָֽטָה־ אֹ֖הֶל בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם

אֲר֤וֹן  the  ark 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: אֲרֹון  
Sense: chest, ark.
הָאֱלֹהִים֙  of  God 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
הֶעֱלָ֤ה  had  brought  up 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
דָוִיד֙  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
יְעָרִ֔ים  Kiriath-jearim 
Parse: Preposition, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: קִרְיַת יְעָרִים  
Sense: a city on the northern boundary of Judah and on the western and southern boundaries of Benjamin.
בַּֽהֵכִ֥ין  to  [the  [place]  had  prepared 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כּוּן 
Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.
ל֖וֹ  for  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
דָּוִ֑יד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
נָֽטָה־  he  had  pitched 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָטָה 
Sense: to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow.
אֹ֖הֶל  a  tent 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹהֶל  
Sense: tent.
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם  at  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.