2 Kings 18:37 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 18:37

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.

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ASV

Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who 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.

KJV

Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which 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 Rab–shakeh.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Then came Eliakim - and Shebna - and Joah - to Hezekiah with their clothes rent - It was the custom of the Hebrews, when they heard any blasphemy, to rend their clothes, because this was the greatest of crimes, as it immediately affected the majesty of God, and it was right that a religious people should have in the utmost abhorrence every insult offered to the object of their religious worship. These three ambassadors lay the matter before the king as God’s representative; he lays it before the prophet, as God’s minister; and the prophet lays it before God, as the people’s mediator.

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Ephrem the Syrian

ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 18:19 (373)

As I have already said, Sennacherib is a type of the devil, and this hypothesis is perfectly confirmed by the words that in this passage the Rabshakeh boastfully speaks against God when he makes false promises to the people, trying to take away from [God] …

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּבֹ֣א	vai.ya.Vo'	and he went	H935 →
אֶלְיָקִ֣ים	'el.ya.Kim	Eliakim	H471 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
חִלְקִיָּ֣ה	chil.ki.Yah	Hilkiah	H2518 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	who	H834 →
עַל־	'al-	[was] over	H5921 →
הַ֠בַּיִת	Ha.ba.yit	the house	H1004 →
וְשֶׁבְנָ֨א	ve.shev.Na'	and Shebna	H7644 →
הַסֹּפֵ֜ר	ha.so.Fer	the scribe	H5608 →
וְיוֹאָ֨ח	ve.yo.'Ach	and Joah	H3098 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
אָסָ֧ף	'a.Saf	Asaph	H623 →
הַמַּזְכִּ֛יר	ha.maz.Kir	the recorder	H2142 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ	chiz.ki.Ya.hu	Hezekiah	H2396 →
קְרוּעֵ֣י	ke.ru.'Ei	torn of	H7167 →
בְגָדִ֑ים	ve.ga.Dim	clothes	H899 →
וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ	vai.ya.Gi.du	and they told	H5046 →
ל֔וֹ	lo	to him
דִּבְרֵ֖י	div.Rei	[the] words of	H1697 →
רַב־	rav-	[the] chief	H7262 →
שָׁקֵֽה׃	sha.Keh	commander	H7262 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Kings 5:7
When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 2:6
  The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
- 1 Kings 20:7
  Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children,…
- Genesis 30:2
  Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”
- Deuteronomy 32:39
  See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My…
Through
Isaiah 33:7
Behold, their valiant ones cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
leads to
- 2 Kings 18:18
  Then they called for the king; and Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebnah the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went out to them.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
2 Kings 18:26
Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak with us in Hebrew in the…
leads to
- Ezra 4:7
  And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.
Through
2 Kings 22:11
When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes
leads to
- Joel 2:13
  So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
- 2 Chronicles 34:19
  When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Kings