Isaiah 36:3
1 Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.
2 And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field.
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.
4 And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
5 I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went out to him.
- KJV
- 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.
- 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 out to him.
- ASV
- Then came forth unto him Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder.
- DARBY
- Then came forth to him Eliakim the son of Hilkijah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the chronicler.
- BLB
- And went out to him Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder.
- ÅB
- Da gikk slottshøvdingen Eljakim, Hilkias' sønn, ut til ham sammen med statsskriveren Sebna og historieskriveren Joah, Asafs sønn.
- OTB
- Eliakim, sønn av Hilkia, som var over palasset, Sjebna, skriveren, og Joah, sønn av Asaf, historikeren, gikk ut for å møte ham.
- B1930
- Da gikk slottshøvdingen Eljakim, Hilkias' sønn, ut til ham sammen med statsskriveren Sebna og historieskriveren Joah, Asafs sønn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 20:24–25
And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:
Read in context2 Samuel 8:16–17
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
Read in contextIsaiah 22:15–21
Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,
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