The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 5:4 Explained

2 Chronicles 5:4

KJV: And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.

YLT: and all the elders of Israel come in, and the Levites lift up the ark,

Darby: And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.

ASV: And all the elders of Israel came: and the Levites took up the ark;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And all the elders  of Israel  came;  and the Levites  took up  the ark. 

What does 2 Chronicles 5:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 5

1  The dedicated treasures
2  The solemn induction of the ark into the oracle
11  God being praised, gives a visible sign of his favor

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 5:4 mean?

So came all the elders of Israel and took up the Levites - the ark
וַיָּבֹ֕אוּ כֹּ֖ל זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ הַלְוִיִּ֖ם אֶת־ הָאָרֽוֹן

וַיָּבֹ֕אוּ  So  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
זִקְנֵ֣י  the  elders 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct
Root: זָקֵן  
Sense: old.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ  and  took  up 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
הַלְוִיִּ֖ם  the  Levites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָאָרֽוֹן  the  ark 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: אֲרֹון  
Sense: chest, ark.