What Does 2 Chronicles 8:9 Mean?

properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses

“But of the children”

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or

“of Israel”

he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

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

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“make”

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

“did Solomon”

shelomah, david's successor

“no servants”

a servant

“for his work”

properly, deputyship, i.e., ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)

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

they (only used when emphatic)

“but they were men”

properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)

“of war”

a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)

“and captains”

a head person (of any rank or class)

“of his captains”

a triple, i.e., (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e., the highest)

“and captains”

a head person (of any rank or class)

“of his chariots”

a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e., the upper millstone

“and horsemen”

a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e., (collectively) cavalry