Zechariah זְכַרְיָהוּ
Leader who contributed to Josiah's Passover
Biography
Zechariah was one of the leaders of the people during the reign of King Josiah of Judah. When Josiah directed the celebration of a grand Passover feast, Zechariah, along with Hilkiah and Jehiel, the rulers of the house of God, gave 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 cattle to the priests for the Passover sacrifices. This generous contribution helped make Josiah's Passover one of the greatest in Israel's history.
In Scripture
1 biblical book2 Chronicles 1 verse
- 2 Chronicles 35:8
"His princes gave for a free will offering to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the rulers of God’s house, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings two thousand six hundred small livestock, and three hundred head of cattle."
Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | זְכַרְיָהוּ | H2148O |