Isaiah 36:2-4
New English Translation
2 The king of Assyria sent his chief adviser[a] from Lachish to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem, along with a large army. The chief adviser[b] stood at the conduit of the upper pool that is located on the road to the field where they wash and dry cloth.[c] 3 Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace supervisor, accompanied by Shebna the scribe and Joah son of Asaph, the secretary, went out to meet him.
4 The chief adviser said to them, “Tell Hezekiah: ‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: “What is your source of confidence?[d]
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- Isaiah 36:2 sn For a discussion of this title see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 229-30.
- Isaiah 36:2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the chief adviser) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Isaiah 36:2 tn Heb “the field of the washer”; traditionally “the fuller’s field” (so KJV, ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV).
- Isaiah 36:4 tn Heb “What is this object of trust in which you are trusting?”
Isaiah 36:2-4
King James Version
2 And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field.
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.
4 And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
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Isaiah 36:2-4
New King James Version
2 Then the king of Assyria sent the [a]Rabshakeh with a great army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stood by the aqueduct from the upper pool, on the highway to the Fuller’s Field. 3 And (A)Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, (B)Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came out to him.
4 (C)Then the Rabshakeh said to them, “Say now to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: “What confidence is this in which you trust?
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- Isaiah 36:2 A title, probably Chief of Staff or Governor
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