Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageIn the third year of his reign, he sent his officials — Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Michaiah — to teach throughout the cities of Judah.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GIn the third year of his reign he sent his officials — Ben-Hayil, Ovadyah, Zekharyah, Netan'el, and Mikhayah — to teach in the cities of Yehudah.
KJV
King James VersionAlso in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleIn the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah,
Footnotes
The name *Ben-Hayil* means "son of strength/valour" — an apt head for a delegation sent to fortify the people spiritually. This teaching circuit is remarkable: a king mobilising court officials alongside Levites and priests in a structured programme of public Torah instruction. The verb *lelammed* ("to teach") is the piel infinitive from *lamad*, the root of both *talmid* (disciple) and *Talmud* — formation as deep, repeated shaping of life rather than mere information transfer. The mission anticipates what the synagogue movement would later institutionalise.
