And the king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
commanded
tsavah (tsaw-vaw')
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin -- appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
Hilkiah
Chilqiyah (khil-kee-yaw')
portion of Jah; {Chilhijah, the name of eight Israelites -- Hillkiah.
the priest
kohen (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
and Ahikam
'Achiyqam (akh-ee-kawm')
brother of rising (i.e. high); Achikam, an Israelite -- Ahikam.
the son
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Shaphan
shaphan (shaw-fawn')
a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax -- coney.
and Achbor
`Akbowr (ak-bore')
Akbor, the name of an Idumaean and of two Israelites -- Achbor.
the son
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Michaiah
Miykayah (me-kaw-yaw')
who (is) like Jah?; Micajah, the name of two Israelites -- Micah, Michaiah.
and Shaphan
shaphan (shaw-fawn')
a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax -- coney.
the scribe
caphar (saw-far')
to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
and Asahiah
`Asayah (aw-saw-yaw')
Jah has made; Asajah, the name of three or four Israelites -- Asaiah.
a servant
`ebed (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
of the king's
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
saying
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
