Isaiah 36:22

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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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
came	וַיָּבֹ֣א vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Eliakim	אֶלְיָקִ֣ים 'el.ya.Kim	H471	Eljakim · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Hilkiah	חִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ chil.ki.Ya.hu	H2518	Chilhijah · proper noun, a man's name
household	הַ֠בַּיִת Ha.ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Shebna	וְשֶׁבְנָ֨א ve.shev.Na'	H7644	Shebna or Shebnah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
scribe	הַסּוֹפֵ֜ר ha.so.Fer	H5608	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Joah	וְיוֹאָ֨ח ve.yo.'Ach	H3098	Joach · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Asaph	אָסָ֧ף 'a.Saf	H623	Asaph · proper noun, a man's name
recorder	הַמַּזְכִּ֛יר ha.maz.Kir	H2142	properly · definite article + verb, hiphil active participle, masculine singular absolute
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ chiz.ki.Ya.hu	H2396	Chizkijah · proper noun, a man's name
clothes	בְגָדִ֑ים ve.ga.Dim	H899	a covering · noun, common masculine plural absolute
rent	קְרוּעֵ֣י ke.ru.'Ei	H7167	to rend · verb, qal passive participle, masculine plural construct
told	וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ vai.ya.Gi.du	H5046	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
words	דִּבְרֵ֥י div.Rei	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine plural construct
Rabshakeh	רַב rav-	H7262	Rabshakeh · noun, masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

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.
Isaiah 33:7 Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
2 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, t…
Ezra 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.
Isaiah 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: an…
Isaiah 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 t…
Matthew 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 h…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 36:11–end

We may hence learn these lessons: - 1. That, while princes and counsellors have public matters under debate, it is not fair to appeal to the people. It was a reasonable motion which Hezekiah's plenipotentiaries made, that this parley should be held in a language which the people did not understand (Isa 36:11), because reasons of state are secret things and ought to be kept secret, the vulgar being incompetent judges of them. It is therefore an unfair practice, and not doing as men would be done by, to incense subjects against their rulers by base insinuations. 2. Proud and haughty scorners, the fairer they are spoken to, commonly speak the fouler. Nothing could be said more mildly and respec…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 36:22

clothes rent--in grief and horror at the blasphemy (Mat 26:65). Next: Isaiah Chapter 37

John Gill on Isaiah 36:22

Then came Eliakim, that was over the household,.... The first of the commissioners sent to Rabshakeh: and Shebna the Scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah: by which it seems that he could not be with them on the wall, but was all the while in his own palace, whither they came to him, to report the issue of their conference with Rabshakeh: with their clothes rent; which was done perhaps not in the presence and within the sight of Rabshakeh, but as they came along; and that partly on account of the blasphemies they had heard, Matthew 26:65, and partly through the grief of heart, for the distress and calamity they might fear were coming on themselves, their king, their…

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John Calvin on Isaiah 36:22–end

Then came Eliakim. We now see that Eliakim and the other ambassadors were not silent as if they either approved of the impiety of Rabshakeh, or through dread of danger connived at such blasphemies; for they tear their garments, and in that manner give visible display how highly they are offended at those wicked slanders. I except Shebna, who was destitute of piety, and was only driven by shame to assume the dress of mourning along with others as a matter of form. It was customary among the Jews and other eastern nations, when they viewed anything with strong abhorrence, to tear their garments; for those nations, having much greater warmth of temperament than we have who inhabit cold countrie…

Dictionary and topics

Asaph — Convener, or collector. (1.) A Levite; one of the leaders of David’s choir (1 Chr. 6:39). Psalms 50 and 73-83 inclusive are attributed to him. He is mentioned along with David as skilled in music,…
Hezekiah — Whom Jehovah has strengthened. (1.) Son of Ahaz (2 Kings 18:1; 2 Chr. 29:1), whom he succeeded on the throne of the kingdom of Judah. He reigned twenty-nine years (B.C. 726-697). The history of this…
Hilkiah — Portion of Jehovah. (1.) 1 Chr. 6:54. (2.) 1 Chr. 26:11. (3.) The father of Eliakim (2 Kings 18:18, 26, 37). (4.) The father of Gemariah (Jer. 29:3). (5.) The father of the prophet Jeremiah (1:1).…
Isaiah — (Heb. Yesh’yahu, i.e., “the salvation of Jehovah”). (1.) The son of Amoz (Isa. 1:1; 2:1), who was apparently a man of humble rank. His wife was called “the prophetess” (8:3), either because she was…
Joah — Jehovah his brother; i.e., helper. (1.) One of the sons of Obed-edom (1 Chr. 26:4), a Korhite porter. (2.) A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr. 6:21), probably the same as Ethan (42). (3.) The…
Recorder — (Heb. mazkir, i.e., “the mentioner,” “rememberancer”), the office first held by Jehoshaphat in the court of David (2 Sam. 8:16), also in the court of Solomon (1 Kings 4:3). The next recorder…
Sennacherib — Sin (the god) sends many brothers, son of Sargon, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria (B.C. 705), in the 23rd year of Hezekiah. “Like the Persian Xerxes, he was weak and vainglorious, cowardly…
Shebna — Tender youth, “treasurer” over the house in the reign of Hezekiah, i.e., comptroller or governor of the palace. On account of his pride he was ejected from his office, and Eliakim was promoted to it…
Asaph · 1. Father of Joah — 1. Father of Joah
Diplomacy · harangue — harangue
Eliakim

Isaiah 36:22

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 36:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 36:22

John Gill on Isaiah 36:22

John Calvin on Isaiah 36:22–end

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Isaiah 36:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 36:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 36:22

John Gill on Isaiah 36:22

John Calvin on Isaiah 36:22–end

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 36:21–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 36:19

Rashi on Isaiah 36:22