The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 6:11 Explained

2 Chronicles 6:11

KJV: And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.

YLT: and I place there the ark, where is the covenant of Jehovah that He made with the sons of Israel.'

Darby: And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.

ASV: And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And in it  have I put  the ark,  wherein [is] the covenant  of the LORD,  that he made  with the children  of Israel. 

What does 2 Chronicles 6:11 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 6:11 mean?

And I have put there - the ark there in which [is] the covenant of Yahweh which He made with the sons of Israel
וָאָשִׂ֥ים שָׁם֙ אֶת־ הָ֣אָר֔וֹן אֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖ם בְּרִ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר כָּרַ֖ת עִם־ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

וָאָשִׂ֥ים  And  I  have  put 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: שׂוּמָה 
Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make.
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.
הָ֣אָר֔וֹן  the  ark 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: אֲרֹון  
Sense: chest, ark.
שָׁ֖ם  in  which  [is] 
Parse: Adverb
Root: שָׁם  
Sense: there, thither.
בְּרִ֣ית  the  covenant 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: בְּרִית  
Sense: covenant, alliance, pledge.
יְהוָ֑ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
כָּרַ֖ת  He  made 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כָּרַת  
Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant.
בְּנֵ֥י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל  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.