The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 32:27 Explained

2 Chronicles 32:27

KJV: And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;

YLT: And Hezekiah hath riches and honour very much, and treasures he hath made to himself of silver, and of gold, and of precious stone, and of spices, and of shields, and of all kinds of desirable vessels,

Darby: And Hezekiah had very much riches and honour; and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant vessels;

ASV: And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honor: and he provided him treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of goodly vessels;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Hezekiah  had exceeding  much  riches  and honour:  and he made  himself treasuries  for silver,  and for gold,  and for precious  stones,  and for spices,  and for shields,  and for all manner of pleasant  jewels; 

What does 2 Chronicles 32:27 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 32:24-33 - One Flaw In A Good Life
What this sign was is more clearly told in Isaiah 38:1-8. Great interpositions on the part of God impose corresponding responsibilities. If you have received special benefits, be sure to render again according to the benefit done. When visited by the Babylonian ambassadors, as in 2 Kings 20:13, Hezekiah received them in a Spirit of vanity-all too natural to most of us-and displayed a conceit in his acquisitions which shut out such acknowledgment of the divine love and care as was due. In man's view, that was merely a little weakness, something to be smiled at and excused, but it was inconsistent with the intimacy into which Hezekiah had been introduced by his heavenly Friend.
However pious and devoted a man may be, if he does not walk carefully, he will break down in some crucial test. It is easier to withstand the invasion of Sennacherib than the flattery of Babylon. We need to guard against pride of heart. Compare 2 Chronicles 32:25; 2 Chronicles 31:1-21. Hezekiah's ostentatious display of his wealth and treasure excited the cupidity of the Babylonian envoys, and sowed the seed of Nebuchadnezzar's invasion, though the blow was temporarily averted by the repentance of the king and nation, 2 Chronicles 32:26. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 32

1  Sennacherib invading Judah, Hezekiah fortifies himself, and encourages his people
9  Hezekiah and Isaiah pray against the blasphemies of Sennarchib
21  An angel destroys the host of the Assyrians
24  Hezekiah praying in his sickness, God gives him a sign of recovery
25  His proud heart is humbled by God
27  His wealth and works
31  His error in the ambassage of Babylon
32  He dying, Manasseh succeeds him

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 32:27 mean?

And had Hezekiah riches and honor great very and treasuries he made himself for silver for gold for stones precious for spices for shields for all kinds of items desirable
וַיְהִ֧י לִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ עֹ֥שֶׁר וְכָב֖וֹד הַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וְאֹֽצָר֣וֹת עָֽשָׂה־ ל֠וֹ לְכֶ֨סֶף וּלְזָהָ֜ב וּלְאֶ֣בֶן יְקָרָ֗ה וְלִבְשָׂמִים֙ וּלְמָ֣גִנִּ֔ים וּלְכֹ֖ל כְּלֵ֥י חֶמְדָּֽה

וַיְהִ֧י  And  had 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ  Hezekiah 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חִזְקִיָּה 
Sense: 2th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices.
עֹ֥שֶׁר  riches 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹשֶׁר  
Sense: wealth, riches.
וְכָב֖וֹד  and  honor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּבֹוד  
Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.
הַרְבֵּ֣ה  great 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Infinitive absolute
Root: הַרְבָּה 
Sense: be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous.
מְאֹ֑ד  very 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מְאֹד  
Sense: exceedingly, much subst.
וְאֹֽצָר֣וֹת  and  treasuries 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֹוצָר  
Sense: treasure, storehouse.
עָֽשָׂה־  he  made 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
ל֠וֹ  himself 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
לְכֶ֨סֶף  for  silver 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
וּלְזָהָ֜ב  for  gold 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
וּלְאֶ֣בֶן  for  stones 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶבֶן  
Sense: stone (large or small).
יְקָרָ֗ה  precious 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: יְקִפָּאֹון 
Sense: valuable, prized, weighty, precious, rare, splendid.
וְלִבְשָׂמִים֙  for  spices 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: בֹּשֶׂם  
Sense: spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume.
וּלְמָ֣גִנִּ֔ים  for  shields 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, common plural
Root: מָגֵן 
Sense: shield, buckler.
וּלְכֹ֖ל  for  all  kinds 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
כְּלֵ֥י  of  items 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
חֶמְדָּֽה  desirable 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֶמְדָּה  
Sense: desire, that which is desirable adj.