The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 17:12 Explained

1 Chronicles 17:12

KJV: He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

YLT: he doth build for Me a house, and I have established his throne unto the age;

Darby: It is he who shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.

ASV: He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He shall build  me an house,  and I will stablish  his throne  for  ever. 

What does 1 Chronicles 17:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 17

1  Nathan first approving the purpose of David, to build God a house
3  after by the word of God forbids him
11  He promises him blessings and benefits in his seed
16  David's prayer and thanksgiving

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 17:12 mean?

He shall build Me a house and I will establish - his throne for ever
ה֥וּא יִבְנֶה־ לִּ֖י בָּ֑יִת וְכֹנַנְתִּ֥י אֶת־ כִּסְא֖וֹ עַד־ עוֹלָֽם

יִבְנֶה־  shall  build 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
לִּ֖י  Me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
בָּ֑יִת  a  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
וְכֹנַנְתִּ֥י  and  I  will  establish 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: כּוּן 
Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.
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.
כִּסְא֖וֹ  his  throne 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כִּסֵּא 
Sense: seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool.
עוֹלָֽם  ever 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹולָם  
Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world.