What Does 2 Chronicles 6:8 Mean?

“said”

to say (used with great latitude)

“But the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

near, with or among; often in general, to

“to David”

david, the youngest son of jesse

“my father”

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then

“Forasmuch as it was in thine heart”

the heart (as the most interior organ)

“to build”

to build (literally and figuratively)

“an house”

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

“for my name”

an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

“thou didst well”

to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then

“Forasmuch as it was in thine heart”

the heart (as the most interior organ)