2 Chronicles 17:7

“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;”

2 Chronicles 17:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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his officialsשָׂרָיsaray

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

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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."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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