The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 14:12 Explained

1 Chronicles 14:12

KJV: And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.

YLT: And they leave there their gods, and David speaketh, and they are burnt with fire.

Darby: And they left their gods there; and David commanded, and they were burned with fire.

ASV: And they left their gods there; and David gave commandment, and they were burned with fire.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And when they had left  their gods  there, David  gave a commandment,  and they were burned  with fire. 

What does 1 Chronicles 14:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 14

1  Hiram's kindness to David
2  David's fortune in people, wives, and children
8  His two victories against the Philistines

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 14:12 mean?

And when they left there - their gods and gave a commandment David and they were burned with fire -
וַיַּעַזְבוּ־ שָׁ֖ם אֶת־ אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔יד וַיִּשָּׂרְפ֖וּ בָּאֵֽשׁ פ

וַיַּעַזְבוּ־  And  when  they  left 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: עָזַב 
Sense: to leave, loose, forsake.
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.
אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם  their  gods 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר  and  gave  a  commandment 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
דָּוִ֔יד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
וַיִּשָּׂרְפ֖וּ  and  they  were  burned 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׂרַף  
Sense: to burn.
בָּאֵֽשׁ  with  fire 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular
Root: אֵשׁ  
Sense: fire.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation