Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version This is what the Lord, the LORD Almighty, says: “Go, say to this steward, to Shebna the palace administrator: New Living Translation This is what the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, said to me: “Confront Shebna, the palace administrator, and give him this message: English Standard Version Thus says the Lord GOD of hosts, “Come, go to this steward, to Shebna, who is over the household, and say to him: Berean Standard Bible This is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “Go, say to Shebna, the steward in charge of the palace: King James Bible Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say, New King James Version Thus says the Lord GOD of hosts: “Go, proceed to this steward, To Shebna, who is over the house, and say: New American Standard Bible This is what the Lord GOD of armies says: “Come, go to this steward, To Shebna who is in charge of the royal household, NASB 1995 Thus says the Lord GOD of hosts, “Come, go to this steward, To Shebna, who is in charge of the royal household, NASB 1977 Thus says the Lord GOD of hosts, “Come, go to this steward, To Shebna, who is in charge of the royal household, Legacy Standard Bible Thus says Lord Yahweh of hosts, “Come, go to this steward, To Shebna, who is in charge of the royal household, Amplified Bible For the Lord GOD of hosts says this, “Go to this [contemptible] steward, To Shebna, who is in charge of the royal household [but is building himself a tomb worthy of a king, and say to him], Christian Standard Bible The Lord GOD of Armies said, “Go to Shebna, that steward who is in charge of the palace, and say to him: Holman Christian Standard Bible The Lord GOD of Hosts said: “Go to Shebna, that steward who is in charge of the palace, and say to him: American Standard Version Thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, who is over the house, and say, Aramaic Bible in Plain English Thus says LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts: ‘Go to this agent, Shebna the Steward, and say to him: Brenton Septuagint Translation Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Go into the chamber, to Somnas the treasurer, and say to him, Why art thou here? Contemporary English Version The LORD All-Powerful is sending me with this message for Shebna, the prime minister: Douay-Rheims Bible Thus saith the Lord God of hosts: Go, get thee in to him that dwelleth in the tabernacle, to Sobna who is over the temple: and thou shalt say to him: English Revised Version Thus saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say, GOD'S WORD® Translation This is what the Almighty LORD of Armies says: Go to Shebna, the man in charge of the palace, and say [to him], Good News Translation The Sovereign LORD Almighty told me to go to Shebna, the manager of the royal household, and say to him, International Standard Version This is what the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Come, go to this steward, to Shebna who is in charge of the household, and ask him: JPS Tanakh 1917 Thus saith the Lord, the GOD of hosts: Go, get thee unto this steward, Even unto Shebna, who is over the house: Literal Standard Version Thus said the Lord, YHWH of Hosts: “Go forth, go to this steward, | To Shebna, who [is] over the house: Majority Standard Bible This is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “Go, say to Shebna, the steward in charge of the palace: New American Bible Thus says the Lord, the GOD of hosts: Up, go to that official, Shebna, master of the palace, NET Bible This is what the sovereign master, the LORD who commands armies, says: "Go visit this administrator, Shebna, who supervises the palace, and tell him: New Revised Standard Version Thus says the Lord GOD of hosts: Come, go to this steward, to Shebna, who is master of the household, and say to him: New Heart English Bible Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Come, go to this steward, to Shebna, who is in charge of the house, and say, Webster's Bible Translation Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, repair to this treasurer, even to Shebna, who is over the house, and say, World English Bible The Lord, Yahweh of Armies says, “Go, get yourself to this treasurer, even to Shebna, who is over the house, and say, Young's Literal Translation Thus said the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts: 'Go, enter in unto this steward, Unto Shebna, who is over the house: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Message for Shebna15This is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “Go, say to Shebna, the steward in charge of the palace: 16What are you doing here, and who authorized you to carve out a tomb for yourself here—to chisel your tomb in the height and cut your resting place in the rock?… Cross References 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 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 hearing of the people on the wall." Isaiah 36:3 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went out to him. Isaiah 36:11 Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall." Isaiah 36:22 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. 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 Treasury of Scripture Thus said the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get you to this treasurer, even to Shebna, which is over the house, and say, treasurer 1 Chronicles 27:25 And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah: Acts 8:27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, Shebna 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 37:2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. 2 Kings 18:18,37 And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder… which 1 Kings 4:6 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute. 2 Kings 10:5 And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes. Jump to Previous Almighty Armies Authority Charge Cutting Enter High Hosts House Household Repair Resting-Place Rock Royal Shebna Steward TreasurerJump to Next Almighty Armies Authority Charge Cutting Enter High Hosts House Household Repair Resting-Place Rock Royal Shebna Steward TreasurerIsaiah 22 1. The prophet laments the invasion of Jerusalem8. He reproves their human wisdom and worldly joy 15. He prophesies Shebna's deprivation 20. And the substitution of Eliakim, prefiguring the kingdom of Christ. (15) Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna.--The section that follows opens a chapter in the internal politics of the reign of Hezekiah. The word for "treasurer" (literally, companion) implies a position like that of a vizier, identical, probably, with that of the "king's friend" of Genesis 26:26; 2Samuel 15:37; 1Kings 4:5. In addition to this office Shebna had the position of being "over the house," an office, like that of a Lord Chamberlain, of such importance that it was sometimes held by a king's son (2Chronicles 26:21). It gave him supreme control over the treasury of the king and the internal affairs of his kingdom, and made him almost like a maire du palais under the Merovingian kings. It is obvious that his influence was exercised to thwart the prophet's counsels; and the probable sequence of thought connecting the two sections is that he was prominent as the representative of the false security and luxury which the prophet had condemned; probably also of the party which rested their hope on an alliance with Egypt. What follows seems to show that he was a novus homo, with no ancestral dignities in his house, possibly even a foreigner (the name is Aramaean in form), pushing himself forward with an obtrusive ambition. We note the touch of scorn in "this Shebna."Verses 15-24. - PROPHECY ON THE DEPOSITION OF SHEBNA AND THE ELEVATION OF ELIAKIM. In its first and simplest application, this section predicts the fall of one state official and the advancement of an-other - matters, no doubt, of some importance in the court history of the time, but scarcely (with reverence be it said) of such moment as to be worthy either of prophetic announcement or of divinely inspired record. It has, therefore, been generally felt that there must be a secondary application of the passage. According to some, the two officials represent respectively the two cove-hunts, the old and the new; according to others, they stand for the two great parties in the Jewish slate of the time - that which put its trust in Jehovah, and that which leant upon heathen alliances. Verse 15. - The Lord God of hosts. This form, Adonay Jehovah Tsabaoth - rarely used by Isaiah, but occurring above in vers. 5, 12, and 13 - seems to show that this section is in its right place, being intended as a sequel to the description of Sennacherib's siege. This treasurer. The word "this" is contemptuous. That translated "treasurer" is of doubtful import. The key to it is probably to be found in the cognate noun, translated "storehouse" in 2 Chronicles 32:28, and "store" in 1 Kings 9:19; 2 Chronicles 8:4, 6; 2 Chronicles 16:4; 2 Chronicles 17:12. Translate, this storekeeper. Shebna (see below, Isaiah 36:2, 11, 22; Isaiah 37:2; and comp. 2 Kings 18:18, etc.). The name, which is not found elsewhere, is thought to be Syriac rather than Hebrew, and Shebna himself is conjectured to have been a foreign adventurer, perhaps "a refugee from Damascus" (Cheyne). (See the next verse.) Which is over the house. An office like the imperial praefectus palatio" at Rome, or the Frankish "mayor of the palace" (see Genesis 41:40; 1 Kings 4:6; 1 Kings 18:3). At this time it seems to have been the highest office that a subject could hold (2 Chronicles 26:21; 2 Kings 18:18, etc.). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Thusכֹּ֥ה (kōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now says אָמַ֛ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the Lord אֲדֹנָ֥י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord GOD יְהוִ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH of Hosts: צְבָא֑וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign “Go, לֶךְ־ (leḵ-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk [say] בֹּא֙ (bō) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Shebna, שֶׁבְנָ֖א (šeḇ·nā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7644: Shebna -- secretary and majordomo of Hezekiah the הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that steward הַסֹּכֵ֣ן (has·sō·ḵên) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5532: To be familiar with, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary in charge of עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the palace: הַבָּֽיִת׃ (hab·bā·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house Links Isaiah 22:15 NIVIsaiah 22:15 NLT Isaiah 22:15 ESV Isaiah 22:15 NASB Isaiah 22:15 KJV Isaiah 22:15 BibleApps.com Isaiah 22:15 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 22:15 Chinese Bible Isaiah 22:15 French Bible Isaiah 22:15 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 22:15 Thus says the Lord Yahweh of Armies (Isa Isi Is) |
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