The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 1:8 Explained

2 Chronicles 1:8

KJV: And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.

YLT: And Solomon saith to God, 'Thou hast done with David my father great kindness, and hast caused me to reign in his stead.

Darby: And Solomon said to God, Thou hast shewn unto David my father great loving-kindness, and hast made me king in his stead.

ASV: And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast showed great lovingkindness unto David my father, and hast made me king in his stead.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Solomon  said  unto God,  Thou hast shewed  great  mercy  unto David  my father,  and hast made me to reign  in his stead. 

What does 2 Chronicles 1:8 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 1:8 mean?

And said Solomon to God You have shown to David my father mercy great and have made me king in his place
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁלֹמֹה֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים אַתָּ֗ה עָשִׂ֛יתָ עִם־ דָּוִ֥יד אָבִ֖י חֶ֣סֶד גָּד֑וֹל וְהִמְלַכְתַּ֖נִי תַּחְתָּֽיו

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
שְׁלֹמֹה֙  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.
לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים  to  God 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
עָשִׂ֛יתָ  have  shown 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
דָּוִ֥יד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
אָבִ֖י  my  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
חֶ֣סֶד  mercy 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֶסֶד 
Sense: goodness, kindness, faithfulness.
גָּד֑וֹל  great 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: גָּבֹול 
Sense: great.
וְהִמְלַכְתַּ֖נִי  and  have  made  me  king 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: מָלַךְ 
Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
תַּחְתָּֽיו  in  his  place 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.