The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 23:1 Explained

1 Chronicles 23:1

KJV: So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

YLT: And David is old, and satisfied with days, and causeth his son Solomon to reign over Israel,

Darby: And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

ASV: Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So when David  was old  and full  of days,  he made Solomon  his son  king  over Israel. 

What does 1 Chronicles 23:1 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 23

1  David in his old age makes Solomon king
2  The number and distribution of the Levites
7  The families of the Gershonites
12  The sons of Kohath
21  The sons of Merari
24  The office of the Levites

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 23:1 mean?

So when David was old and full of days and king he made Solomon his son over Israel
וְדָוִ֥יד זָקֵ֖ן וְשָׂבַ֣ע יָמִ֑ים וַיַּמְלֵ֛ךְ אֶת־ שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

וְדָוִ֥יד  So  when  David 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
זָקֵ֖ן  was  old 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: זָקֵן  
Sense: to be old, become old.
וְשָׂבַ֣ע  and  full 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׂבַע  
Sense: to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited.
יָמִ֑ים  of  days 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
וַיַּמְלֵ֛ךְ  and  king 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָלַךְ 
Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
אֶת־  he  made 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה  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.
בְנ֖וֹ  his  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עַל־  over 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל  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.