2 Kings 18:37
Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data
"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 Rabshakeh."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אֶלְיָקִים
ʼElyâqîym
Eljakim, the name of four Israelites
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
חִלְקִיָּה
Chilqîyâh
Chilhijah, the name of eight Israelites
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
שֶׁבְנָא
Shebnâʼ
Shebna or Shebnah, an Israelite
סָפַר
çâphar
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
יוֹאָח
Yôwʼâch
Joach, the name of four Israelites
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
אָסָף
ʼÂçâph
Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first
עֵד
ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
חִזְקִיָּה
Chizqîyâh
Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites
בֶּגֶד
beged
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
קָרַע
qâraʻ
to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
נָגַד
nâgad
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to o...
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
רַבְשָׁקֵה
Rabshâqêh
Rabshakeh, a Babylonian official
Key Terms in This Verse
עֵד ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
Study H5707 →אָסָף ʼÂçâph
Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first
Study H623 →סָפַר çâphar
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
Study H5608 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →קָרַע qâraʻ
to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
Study H7167 →Cross References
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
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 lepro...
Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews’ language...
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.
Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desola...
Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
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