The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 6:1 Explained

2 Chronicles 6:1

KJV: Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

YLT: Then said Solomon, 'Jehovah said -- to dwell in thick darkness,

Darby: Then said Solomon: Jehovah said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

ASV: Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then said  Solomon,  The LORD  hath said  that he would dwell  in the thick darkness. 

What does 2 Chronicles 6:1 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 6

1  Solomon, having blessed the people, blessed God
12  Solomon's prayer in the consecration of the temple, upon the bronze platform

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 6:1 mean?

Then spoke Solomon Yahweh said He would dwell in the dark cloud
אָ֖ז אָמַ֣ר שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה יְהוָ֣ה אָמַ֔ר לִשְׁכּ֖וֹן בָּעֲרָפֶֽל

אָמַ֣ר  spoke 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה  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.
יְהוָ֣ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אָמַ֔ר  said 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לִשְׁכּ֖וֹן  He  would  dwell 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׁכַן  
Sense: to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside.
בָּעֲרָפֶֽל  in  the  dark  cloud 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲרָפֶל  
Sense: cloud, heavy or dark cloud, darkness, gross darkness, thick darkness.