The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 32:29 Explained

2 Chronicles 32:29

KJV: Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much.

YLT: and cities he hath made for himself, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance, for God hath given to him very much substance.

Darby: And he provided for himself cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God gave him very much substance.

ASV: Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him very much substance.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Moreover he provided  him cities,  and possessions  of flocks  and herds  in abundance:  for God  had given  him substance  very  much. 

What does 2 Chronicles 32:29 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 32:29 mean?

Moreover cities he provided for himself and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance for had given him God property much very
וְעָרִים֙ עָ֣שָׂה ל֔וֹ וּמִקְנֵה־ צֹ֥אן וּבָקָ֖ר לָרֹ֑ב כִּ֤י נָֽתַן־ לוֹ֙ אֱלֹהִ֔ים רְכ֖וּשׁ רַ֥ב מְאֹֽד

וְעָרִים֙  Moreover  cities 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
עָ֣שָׂה  he  provided 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
ל֔וֹ  for  himself 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
וּמִקְנֵה־  and  possessions 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִקְנֶה  
Sense: cattle, livestock.
צֹ֥אן  of  flocks 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: צֹאן  
Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks.
וּבָקָ֖ר  and  herds 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּקָר  
Sense: cattle, herd, oxen, ox.
לָרֹ֑ב  in  abundance 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹב  
Sense: multitude, abundance, greatness.
נָֽתַן־  had  given 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
אֱלֹהִ֔ים  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
רְכ֖וּשׁ  property 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְכוּשׁ  
Sense: property, goods, possessions.
רַ֥ב  much 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
מְאֹֽד  very 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מְאֹד  
Sense: exceedingly, much subst.