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2 Kings 19:2
And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — King Hezekiah dispatches palace officials and sackcloth-wearing priests to the prophet Isaiah immediately after tearing his own clothes and entering the temple. The words — וַיִּשְׁלַח (va-yishlach) literally means "and he sent," marking the royal command. אֶלְיָקִים (Eliakim) names the administrator placed over the house. The thread — The same delegation appears in 2 Kings 18:18 and Isaiah 36:3 during the Assyrian negotiations. Isaiah’s prophetic authority is framed in Isaiah 1:1 and Isaiah 2:1. Why it lands — The verse records a terrified king routing his highest officials to a prophet for divine counsel. Readers must see the administrative panic that precedes the prophetic response.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 1:1 This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
- Isaiah 2:1 This is the message that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
- 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.
- 2 Kings 22:13 “Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”
- 2 Chronicles 26:22 As for the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from beginning to end, they are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.
- Isaiah 37:2 And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz
- Matthew 4:14 to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
- Luke 3:4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.