The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 1:6 Explained

2 Chronicles 1:6

KJV: And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.

YLT: And Solomon goeth up thither, on the altar of brass, before Jehovah, that is at the tent of meeting, and causeth to ascend upon it a thousand burnt-offerings.

Darby: And Solomon offered there upon the brazen altar before Jehovah which was at the tent of meeting; and he offered up a thousand burnt-offerings upon it.

ASV: And Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar before Jehovah, which was at the tent of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt-offerings upon it.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Solomon  went up  thither to the brasen  altar  before  the LORD,  which [was] at the tabernacle  of the congregation,  and offered  a thousand  burnt offerings  upon it. 

What does 2 Chronicles 1:6 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 1:6 mean?

And went up Solomon there to altar the bronze before Yahweh that [was] at the tabernacle of meeting and offered it on burnt offerings a thousand
וַיַּעַל֩ שְׁלֹמֹ֨ה שָׁ֜ם עַל־ מִזְבַּ֤ח הַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לְאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד וַיַּ֧עַל עָלָ֛יו עֹל֖וֹת אָֽלֶף

וַיַּעַל֩  And  went  up 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
שְׁלֹמֹ֨ה  Solomon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁלֹמֹה  
Sense: son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs.
מִזְבַּ֤ח  altar 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִזְבֵּחַ  
Sense: altar.
הַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙  the  bronze 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: נְחֹשֶׁת 
Sense: copper, bronze.
לִפְנֵ֣י  before 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
יְהוָ֔ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֲשֶׁ֖ר  that  [was] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
לְאֹ֣הֶל  at  the  tabernacle 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֹהֶל  
Sense: tent.
מוֹעֵ֑ד  of  meeting 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹועֵד  
Sense: appointed place, appointed time, meeting.
וַיַּ֧עַל  and  offered 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
עֹל֖וֹת  on  burnt  offerings 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: עֹלָה  
Sense: whole burnt offering.
אָֽלֶף  a  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.

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