Isaiah 36:22
20 Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?
21 But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
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- BSB
- Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.
- KJV
- Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
- WEB
- Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
- ASV
- Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
- DARBY
- And Eliakim the son of Hilkijah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the chronicler, came to Hezekiah, with their garments rent, and told him the words of Rab-shakeh.
- BLB
- And came Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who [was] over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with torn clothes, and they declared to him the words of the Rabshakeh.
- ÅB
- Så kom slottshøvdingen Eljakim, Hilkias' sønn, og statsskriveren Sebna og historieskriveren Joah, Asafs sønn, til Hiskia med sønderrevne klær og meldte ham hva Rabsake hadde sagt.
- OTB
- Da kom Eliakim, sønn av Hilkia, som var over husholdningen, Sjebna, skriveren, og Joah, sønn av Asaf, historikeren, til Hiskia med klærne revet i stykker, og rapporterte til ham ordene fra overkommandanten.
- B1930
- Så kom slottshøvdingen Eljakim, Hilkias' sønn, og statsskriveren Sebna og historieskriveren Joah, Asafs sønn, til Esekias med sønderrevne klær og meldte ham hvad Rabsake hadde sagt.
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Original text and word study
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Isaiah 36:3
Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah’s son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph’s son, the recorder.
Read in contextIsaiah 33:7
Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
Read in contextMatthew 26:65
Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
Read in contextEzra 9:3
And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
Read in context2 Kings 5:7
And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
Read in contextIsaiah 36:11
Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
Read in contextIsaiah 37:1–2
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
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