The Meaning of Isaiah 36:3 Explained

Isaiah 36:3

KJV: 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.

YLT: and go forth unto him doth Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who is over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the remembrancer.

Darby: Then came forth to him Eliakim the son of Hilkijah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the chronicler.

ASV: Then came forth unto him Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Isaiah 36:3 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah were all important officials in Hezekiah"s government (cf. Isaiah 22:20-23). Some commentators believed that Isaiah"s prophecy of Isaiah 22:20-23 had been fulfilled at this time, since Eliakim was now the prime minister and Shebna was the secretary, a lower position. This may be true, or the exaltation of Eliakim and the humiliation of Shebna may have come later.
The point of the Rabshakeh"s first speech ( Isaiah 36:4-10) was that there is no salvation in faith; no deliverance would come from trusting Yahweh. Judah should surrender because Egypt would not help her ( Isaiah 36:6), Yahweh would not help her ( Isaiah 36:7), she did not have enough military manpower to win ( Isaiah 36:8-9), and Assyria had authority from Yahweh to attack Jerusalem ( Isaiah 36:10). This speech challenged everything Isaiah had been preaching. [1]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 36

1  Sennacherib invades Judah
2  Rabshakeh, sent by Sennacherib, solicits the people to revolt
22  His words are told to Hezekiah

What do the individual words in Isaiah 36:3 mean?

And came out to him Eliakim son of Hilkiah who was over the household and Shebna the scribe and Joah of Asaph the recorder
וַיֵּצֵ֥א אֵלָ֛יו אֶלְיָקִ֥ים בֶּן־ חִלְקִיָּ֖הוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־ הַבָּ֑יִת וְשֶׁבְנָא֙ הַסֹּפֵ֔ר וְיוֹאָ֥ח אָסָ֖ף הַמַּזְכִּֽיר

וַיֵּצֵ֥א  And  came  out 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
אֵלָ֛יו  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
אֶלְיָקִ֥ים  Eliakim 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶלְיָקִים  
Sense: the son of Hilkiah, master of Hezekiah’s household.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חִלְקִיָּ֖הוּ  of  Hilkiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חִלְקִיָּה 
Sense: father of Eliakim, an officer of Hezekiah.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  who  was 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
עַל־  over 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַבָּ֑יִת  the  household 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
וְשֶׁבְנָא֙  and  Shebna 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁבְנָא 
Sense: a person of high position in the court of king Hezekiah of Judah; subsequently the secretary of Hezekiah.
הַסֹּפֵ֔ר  the  scribe 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: סָפַר 
Sense: to count, recount, relate.
וְיוֹאָ֥ח  and  Joah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄואָח  
Sense: son of Asaph and chronicler to Hezekiah.
אָסָ֖ף  of  Asaph 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָסָף  
Sense: the father of Hezekiah’s secretary.
הַמַּזְכִּֽיר  the  recorder 
Parse: Article, Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: זָכַר 
Sense: to remember, recall, call to mind.

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