The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 8:15 Explained

2 Chronicles 8:15

KJV: And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.

YLT: And they have not turned aside from the command of the king concerning the priests and the Levites, in reference to any matter, and to the treasures.

Darby: and they did not depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and the Levites concerning any matter, nor concerning the treasures.

ASV: And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they departed  not from the commandment  of the king  unto the priests  and Levites  concerning any matter,  or concerning the treasures. 

What does 2 Chronicles 8:15 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 8

1  Solomon's buildings
7  The remaining Canaanites, Solomon makes tributaries, but the Israelites rulers
11  Pharaoh's daughter removes to her house
12  Solomon's yearly solemn sacrifices
14  He appoints the priests and Levites to their places
17  The navy fetches gold from Ophir

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 8:15 mean?

And not they did depart from the command of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasuries
וְלֹ֣א סָרוּ֩ מִצְוַ֨ת הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ עַל־ הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם לְכָל־ דָּבָ֖ר וְלָאֹצָרֽוֹת

וְלֹ֣א  And  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
סָרוּ֩  they  did  depart 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: סוּר 
Sense: to turn aside, depart.
מִצְוַ֨ת  from  the  command 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מִצְוָה  
Sense: commandment.
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ  of  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים  the  priests 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם  and  Levites 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
לְכָל־  concerning  any 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
דָּבָ֖ר  matter 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
וְלָאֹצָרֽוֹת  or  concerning  the  treasuries 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֹוצָר  
Sense: treasure, storehouse.