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Text -- Isaiah 36:3 (NET)

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36:3 Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace supervisor, accompanied by Shebna the scribe and Joah son of Asaph, the secretary, went out to meet him.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · Asaph father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder,son of Berechiah the Levite; music minister under David,father of Zichri; a Levite ancestor of some returnees,an official over the (Persian) king's forest in Judah
 · Eliakim son of Abiud the son of Zerubbabel over 20generations from David; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Melea, only 4 generations from David; an ancester of Jesus,son of Hilkiah; head of Hezekiah's household,son of Josiah; made king of Judah by Pharaoh Neco,a priest who helped celebrate the completion of the wall
 · Hilkiah father of Eliakim who was head of King Hezekiah's household,a high priest; son of Shalum /Meshulam,son of Amzi of Levi; forefather of returned exiles,son of Hosah; a Levite gatekeeper,priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel,a man of Anathoth; father of the prophet Jeremiah
 · Joah son of Asaph; record keeper of King Hezekiah,son of Zimmah one of the Levites of Gershon whom, along with his son Eden, King Hezekiah assigned to supervise the cleansing of the temple,son of Obed-Edom; a Levite gatekeeper whose descendants returned from exile,son of Joahaz; record keeper of King Josiah
 · Shebna(h) a man who was secretary of Hezekiah


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Shebna | SENNACHERIB | Recorder | Joah | Isaiah | ISAIAH, 8-9 | ISAIAH, 1-7 | Hilkiah | Hezekiah | HOUSE | HEZEKIAH (2) | Eliakim | Cabinet | CHRONOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT | CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF | BIBLE, THE, IV CANONICITY | Assyria | Asaph | Amanuensis | ASSESSOR | more
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Word/Phrase Notes
JFB , Clarke , Calvin , TSK

Word/Phrase Notes
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Verse Notes / Footnotes
, Geneva Bible

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TSK Synopsis , Matthew Henry , Keil-Delitzsch , Constable , Guzik

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

JFB: Isa 36:3 - -- Successor to Shebna, who had been "over the household," that is, chief minister of the king; in Isa 22:15-20, this was foretold.

Successor to Shebna, who had been "over the household," that is, chief minister of the king; in Isa 22:15-20, this was foretold.

JFB: Isa 36:3 - -- Secretary, recorder--literally, "one who reminds"; a remembrancer to keep the king informed on important facts, and to act as historiographer. In 2Ki ...

Secretary, recorder--literally, "one who reminds"; a remembrancer to keep the king informed on important facts, and to act as historiographer. In 2Ki 18:18, the additional fact is given that the Assyrian envoys "called to the king," in consequence of which Eliakim, &c., "came out to them."

Clarke: Isa 36:3 - -- Then came forth unto him - Before these words the other copy, 2Ki 18:18, adds, ויקראו אל המלך vaiyikreu el hammelech , "And they demand...

Then came forth unto him - Before these words the other copy, 2Ki 18:18, adds, ויקראו אל המלך vaiyikreu el hammelech , "And they demanded audience of the king."

Calvin: Isa 36:3 - -- 3.And Eliakim went to him. Eliakim was formerly mentioned. It was he to whom the Lord promised that he would give him the chief power in the kingdom ...

3.And Eliakim went to him. Eliakim was formerly mentioned. It was he to whom the Lord promised that he would give him the chief power in the kingdom after the banishment of Shebna. (Isa 22:20.) It now appears as if that promise had failed, when he is sent to an enemy as a suppliant, and as one who is about to surrender himself and his companions, and to undergo cruel tyranny. This might also fill the hearts of believers with anxiety, and lead them to doubt the promises of God. Besides, the godly king had such a scarcity of good men, that, along with Eliakim, he was compelled to send Shebna, whom he knew well to be deceitful and treacherous.

ספר (sopher) means scribe; and accordingly it often denotes learned men or doctors, and sometimes those who took charge of writings and those who had the custody of the royal records. I have translated it chancellor, for unquestionably it does not relate to legal skill; and we may infer that this Shebna held a high rank, though he had been deprived of his office as governor. מזכיר (mazkir) denotes a secretary or recorder.

TSK: Isa 36:3 - -- Eliakim : Isa 22:15-20 Shebna : 2Sa 8:16, 2Sa 8:17, 2Sa 20:24, 2Sa 20:25 scribe : or, secretary

Eliakim : Isa 22:15-20

Shebna : 2Sa 8:16, 2Sa 8:17, 2Sa 20:24, 2Sa 20:25

scribe : or, secretary

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: Isa 36:3 - -- Then came forth unto him - Isaiah has here omitted what is recorded in 2Ki 18:18, namely, that Rabshakeh and his companions ‘ called to th...

Then came forth unto him - Isaiah has here omitted what is recorded in 2Ki 18:18, namely, that Rabshakeh and his companions ‘ called to the king,’ and as the result of that probably Hezekiah sent out Eliakim.

Eliakim, Hilkiah’ s son, which was over the house - Respecting Eliakim, and his character, see the notes at Isa 22:20-25.

And Shebna the scribe - This may have been some other man than the one mentioned in Isa 22:15. He is there said to have been ‘ over the house,’ and it is stated that he should be degraded from that office, and succeeded by Eliakim. It is possible, however, that Hezekiah retained him as scribe, or as secretary (see the analysis of Isa 22:15-25).

And Joah, Asaph’ s son, the recorder - The "chronicler;"the officer to whom was entrusted the keeping of the records of state. The Hebrew word means ‘ the remembrancer;’ him by whose means former events might be recalled and remembered, perhaps an officer such as would be called historiographer.

Gill: Isa 36:3 - -- Then came forth unto him,.... Being sent by Hezekiah; for otherwise Rabshakeh had the impudence to call to him, in order to parley, and treat with him...

Then came forth unto him,.... Being sent by Hezekiah; for otherwise Rabshakeh had the impudence to call to him, in order to parley, and treat with him about the surrender of the city; but as this was not thought either safe or honourable for the king to go in person, his following ministers went; see 2Ki 18:18,

Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, which was over the house; not over the house of the Lord, the temple, as some, but the king's house, being high steward of if, or "major domo". This is the same person as is mentioned in Isa 22:20,

and Shebna the scribe; not of the book of the law, a copier, or interpreter of that, but secretary of state; he had been treasurer, but now removed, Isa 22:15,

and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder; the master of requests, or the "remembrancer" e; who, as the Targum, was appointed over things memorable; whose business it was to take notice of things worthy of memory, write them down, and digest them in order; perhaps the king's historiographer.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

Geneva Bible: Isa 36:3 Then came forth to him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, who was ( c ) over the house, and Shebna ( d ) the scribe, and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder. ( c ) ...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Isa 36:1-22 - --1 Sennacherib invades Judah.2 Rabshakeh, sent by Sennacherib, by blasphemous persuasions solicits the people to revolt.22 His words are told to Hezeki...

Matthew Henry: Isa 36:1-10 - -- We shall here only observe some practical lessons. 1. A people may be in the way of their duty and yet meet with trouble and distress. Hezekiah was ...

Keil-Delitzsch: Isa 36:3-10 - -- Hezekiah's confidential ministers go there also. Isa 36:3 (K. "And they called to the king ) , and there went out to him (K. to them ) Eliakim son...

Constable: Isa 7:1--39:8 - --III. Israel's crisis of faith chs. 7--39 This long section of the book deals with Israel's major decision in Isa...

Constable: Isa 36:1--39:8 - --C. The tests of Israel's trust chs. 36-39 Chapters 36-39 conclude the section of the book dealing with t...

Constable: Isa 36:1--37:38 - --1. The Assyrian threat chs. 36-37 In chapters 7-8 Isaiah tried to persuade King Ahaz to trust Go...

Constable: Isa 36:1--37:8 - --The Rabshakeh's challenge 36:1-37:7 This section demonstrates Hezekiah's commitment to G...

Constable: Isa 36:1-20 - --An ultimatum 36:1-20 36:1 The fourteenth year of Hezekiah was 701 B.C.350 On an Assyrian record, Sennacherib claimed to have taken 46 cities of Judah ...

Guzik: Isa 36:1-22 - --Isaiah 36 - A Demoralizing Attack on Faith A. Rabshakeh speaks to leaders in King Hezekiah's government. 1. (1-3) Officials from King Hezekiah's gov...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Isaiah (Book Introduction) ISAIAH, son of Amoz (not Amos); contemporary of Jonah, Amos, Hosea, in Israel, but younger than they; and of Micah, in Judah. His call to a higher deg...

JFB: Isaiah (Outline) PARABLE OF JEHOVAH'S VINEYARD. (Isa. 5:1-30) SIX DISTINCT WOES AGAINST CRIMES. (Isa. 5:8-23) (Lev 25:13; Mic 2:2). The jubilee restoration of posses...

TSK: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Isaiah has, with singular propriety, been denominated the Evangelical Prophet, on account of the number and variety of his prophecies concerning the a...

TSK: Isaiah 36 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Isa 36:1, Sennacherib invades Judah; Isa 36:2, Rabshakeh, sent by Sennacherib, by blasphemous persuasions solicits the people to revolt; ...

Poole: Isaiah (Book Introduction) THE ARGUMENT THE teachers of the ancient church were of two sorts: 1. Ordinary, the priests and Levites. 2. Extraordinary, the prophets. These we...

Poole: Isaiah 36 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 36 Sennacherib invadeth Judah, Isa 36:1 . He sendeth Rabshakeh, who by his blasphemous persuasions tempteth Hezekiah to despair, and the pe...

MHCC: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Isaiah prophesied in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. He has been well called the evangelical prophet, on account of his numerous and...

MHCC: Isaiah 36 (Chapter Introduction) See 2 Kings 18:17-37, and the commentary thereon.

Matthew Henry: Isaiah (Book Introduction) An Exposition, With Practical Observations, of The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Prophet is a title that sounds very great to those that understand it, t...

Matthew Henry: Isaiah 36 (Chapter Introduction) The prophet Isaiah is, in this and the three following chapters, an historian; for the scripture history, as well as the scripture prophecy, is giv...

Constable: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Introduction Title and writer The title of this book of the Bible, as is true of the o...

Constable: Isaiah (Outline) Outline I. Introduction chs. 1-5 A. Israel's condition and God's solution ch. 1 ...

Constable: Isaiah Isaiah Bibliography Alexander, Joseph Addison. Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah. 1846, 1847. Revised ed. ...

Haydock: Isaiah (Book Introduction) THE PROPHECY OF ISAIAS. INTRODUCTION. This inspired writer is called by the Holy Ghost, (Ecclesiasticus xlviii. 25.) the great prophet; from t...

Gill: Isaiah (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH This book is called, in the New Testament, sometimes "the Book of the Words of the Prophet Esaias", Luk 3:4 sometimes only t...

Gill: Isaiah 36 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 36 In this chapter we have an account of the king Assyria's invasion of Judea, and of the railing speech of Rabshakeh his ge...

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