The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 3:1 Explained

2 Chronicles 3:1

KJV: Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

YLT: And Solomon beginneth to build the house of Jehovah, in Jerusalem, in the mount of Moriah, where He appeared to David his father, in the place that David had prepared, in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite,

Darby: And Solomon began to build the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem on mount Moriah, where he appeared to David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

ASV: Then Solomon began to build the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem on mount Moriah, where Jehovah appeared unto David his father, which he made ready in the place that David had appointed, in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then Solomon  began  to build  the house  of the LORD  at Jerusalem  in mount  Moriah,  where [the LORD] appeared  unto David  his father,  in the place  that David  had prepared  in the threshingfloor  of Ornan  the Jebusite. 

What does 2 Chronicles 3:1 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2Ch 3

1  The place and time of building the temple
3  The measure and ornaments of the house
11  The cherubim
14  The veil and pillars

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 3:1 mean?

And began Solomon to build - the house of Yahweh at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah where [Yahweh] had appeared to David his father that had prepared at the place David on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite
וַיָּ֣חֶל שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה לִבְנ֤וֹת אֶת־ בֵּית־ יְהוָה֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּהַר֙ הַמּ֣וֹרִיָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִרְאָ֖ה לְדָוִ֣יד אָבִ֑יהוּ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵכִין֙ בִּמְק֣וֹם דָּוִ֔יד בְּגֹ֖רֶן אָרְנָ֥ן הַיְבוּסִֽי

וַיָּ֣חֶל  And  began 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָלַל 
Sense: to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin.
שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה  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.
לִבְנ֤וֹת  to  build 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
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.
בֵּית־  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יְהוָה֙  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם  at  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
בְּהַר֙  on  Mount 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
הַמּ֣וֹרִיָּ֔ה  Moriah 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹרִיָּה  
Sense: the place where Abraham took Isaac for sacrifice.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  where 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
נִרְאָ֖ה  [Yahweh]  had  appeared 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
לְדָוִ֣יד  to  David 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
אָבִ֑יהוּ  his  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
אֲשֶׁ֤ר  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
הֵכִין֙  had  prepared 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כּוּן 
Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.
בִּמְק֣וֹם  at  the  place 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מָקֹום  
Sense: standing place, place.
דָּוִ֔יד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
בְּגֹ֖רֶן  on  the  threshing  floor 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: גֹּרֶן  
Sense: threshing-floor.
אָרְנָ֥ן  of  Ornan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָרְנָן  
Sense: a Jebusite who sold, to David, a threshing floor for an altar.
הַיְבוּסִֽי  the  Jebusite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְבוּסִי  
Sense: descendants of the 3rd son of Canaan who lived in or around the site of Jebus, the early name for Jerusalem.