The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 7:17 Explained

2 Chronicles 7:17

KJV: And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;

YLT: And thou, if thou dost walk before Me as David thy father walked, even to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and My statutes and My judgments dost keep --

Darby: And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and mine ordinances;

ASV: And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and mine ordinances;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And as for thee, if thou wilt walk  before  me, as David  thy father  walked,  and do  according to all that I have commanded  thee, and shalt observe  my statutes  and my judgments; 

What does 2 Chronicles 7:17 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 7

1  God having given testimony to Solomon's prayer by fire from heaven,
2  and glory in the temple, the people worship him
4  Solomon's solemn sacrifice
8  Solomon having kept the feasts of tabernacles and dedication, dismisses the people
12  God appearing to Solomon, gives him promises upon condition

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 7:17 mean?

And as for you if you walk before Me as walked David your father and do according to all that I have commanded you and if My statutes and My judgments you keep
וְאַתָּ֞ה אִם־ תֵּלֵ֣ךְ לְפָנַ֗י כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר הָלַךְ֙ דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֔יךָ וְלַעֲשׂ֕וֹת כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֑יךָ וְחֻקַּ֥י וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖י תִּשְׁמֽוֹר

וְאַתָּ֞ה  And  as  for  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, second person masculine singular
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
תֵּלֵ֣ךְ  you  walk 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
לְפָנַ֗י  before  Me 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
הָלַךְ֙  walked 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
דָּוִ֣יד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
אָבִ֔יךָ  your  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
וְלַעֲשׂ֕וֹת  and  do 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
כְּכֹ֖ל  according  to  all 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
צִוִּיתִ֑יךָ  I  have  commanded  you 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, first person common singular, second person masculine singular
Root: צָוָה  
Sense: to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order.
וְחֻקַּ֥י  and  if  My  statutes 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: חֹק  
Sense: statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due.
וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖י  and  My  judgments 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: מִשְׁפָּט  
Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.
תִּשְׁמֽוֹר  you  keep 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.