In the thirdשָׁלוֹשׁyearוּבִשְׁנַתof his reignלְמָלְכוֹhe sentשָׁלַחhis officials,לְשָׂרָיוBen-hail,לְבֶן חַיִלObadiah,וּלְעֹבַדְיָהZechariah,וְלִזְכַרְיָהNethanel,וְלִנְתַנְאֵלand Micaiah,וּלְמִיכָיָהוּto teachלְלַמֵּדin the citiesבְּעָרֵיof Judah;יְהוּדָה
2 Chronicles 17:7
Study it in the app“In the third year of his reign he sent his officials, Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 17:7, word by word
- In the thirdשָׁלוֹשׁshalosh
third
The one that comes after the second in an order.
Where else “shalosh” appears- yearשְׁנַתshenat
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenat” appears- of his reignמָלְכmalch
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “malch” appears- he sentשָׁלַחshalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalach” appears- his officialsשָׂרָיsaray
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “saray” appears- Ben-hailבֶןven
Ben-hail
Ben-hail: name of an official of King Jehoshaphat. It means "son of valor."
Where else “ven” appears- Obadiahעֹבַדְיָהovadya
Obadiah
Obadiah: a name meaning "servant of Yah." About thirteen people in the Bible bear it; among them the man over King Ahab's household who hid a hundred prophets (1 Kings 18), and the prophet of the book that bears his name.
Where else “ovadya” appears- Zechariahזְכַרְיָהzecharya
Zechariah
Zechariah: a name meaning "YHWH has remembered," one of the most frequent in the Bible. Borne, among others, by the king of Israel son of Jeroboam (2 Kings 14:29; 15:8), the son of the priest Jehoiada (2 Chronicles 24:20) and the prophet of the book that bears his name.
Where else “zecharya” appears- Nethanelנְתַנְאֵלnetanel
Nethanel
Nethanel, chief of the tribe of Issachar; other men bear the same name. It means "given by God."
Where else “netanel” appears- and Micaiahמִיכָיָהוּmichayahu
Micaiah
Micaiah: name of several people, men and women. It means "who is like Yah?".
Where else “michayahu” appears- to teachלַמֵּדlamed
teach
To instruct another with words or example, so that he learns.
Where else “lamed” appears- in the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears
The context
6His heart was exalted in the ways of YHWH; and moreover he removed the high places and the Asherahs from Judah.
7 · This verse (above)
8and with them the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Joram, the priests.