2 Kings 18:26 KJV

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 in the ears of the people that are on the wall.

Thou and Ye

  • thee, thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • Rabshakeh's blasphemiesRabshakeh tries to convince the Jews, that it was to no purpose for them to stand it out. What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? It were well if...

Thompson Chains

  • Israel HumbledSee the chain from Exodus 1:13 · 10 links
  • Fear of ManSee the chain from Deuteronomy 1:17 · 8 links
  • HebrewStarts here · next Nehemiah 13:25 · 7 links

Cross References

  • Ezra 4:7 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
  • Daniel 2:4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
  • 2 Kings 18:18 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.
  • Isaiah 36:11–12 Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall. …

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Topics

  • Assyria Sennacherib
  • Diplomacy Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce Jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue
  • Hilkiah 1. Officer of Hezekiah
  • Hypocrisy Rabshakeh
  • Isaiah Comforts and encourages Hezekiah and the people during the siege of Jerusalem by Rab-shakeh

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Bible Dictionary

  • EliakimWhom God will raise up. (1.) The son of Melea (Luke 3:30), and probably grandson of Nathan.
  • HilkiahPortion of Jehovah. (1.) 1 Chr 6:54. (2.) 1 Chr 26:11. (3.) The father of Eliakim (2 Kgs 18:18, 2 Kgs 18:26, 2 Kgs 18:37). (4.) The...
  • ShebnaTender youth, “treasurer” over the house in the reign of Hezekiah, i.e., comptroller or governor of the palace. On account of his pride...
  • JoahJehovah his brother; i.e., helper. (1.) One of the sons of Obed-edom (1 Chr 26:4), a Korhite porter.
  • RabshakehChief of the princes, the name given to the chief cup-bearer or the vizier of the Assyrian court; one of Sennacherib’s messengers to...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Then said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • Eliakim אֶלְיָקִים ʾelyāqîm אֶלְיָקִים Proper name
  • the son בֶּן ben בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of Hilkiah חִלְקִיָּהוּ ḥilqiyyāhû חִלְקִיָּה Proper name
  • and Shebna וְשֶׁבְנָה wĕšebnâ שֶׁבְנָא Proper name · with and
  • and Joah וְיוֹאָח wĕyôʾāḥ יוֹאָח Proper name · with and
  • unto Rabshakeh אֶל ʾel Preposition רַב rab רַבְשָׁקֵה Noun · masculine singular construct שָׁקֵה šāqê רַבְשָׁקֵה Proper name נָא nāʾ Exhortation אֶל ʾel Preposition
  • Speak דַּבֶּר dabber דָבַר Verb · piel imperative, second person masculine singular
  • I pray thee, to thy servants עֲבָדֶיךָ ʿăbādêkā עֶבֶד Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • in the Syrian language אֲרָמִית ʾărāmît אֲרָמִית Noun · feminine singular
  • for we understand כִּי kî Conjunction שֹׁמְעִים šōmĕʿîm שָׁמַע Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural אֲנָחְנוּ ʾănoḥnû Pronoun · first person common plural
  • and talk תְּדַבֵּר tĕdabbēr דָבַר Verb · piel jussive, second person masculine singular
  • not with us in the Jews' language וְאַל wĕʾal Negative · with and עִמָּנוּ ʿimmānû Preposition · with suffix: first person common plural יְהוּדִית yĕhûdît יְהוּדִית Noun · feminine singular
  • in the ears בְּאָזְנֵי bĕʾoznê אֹזֶן Noun · feminine dual construct · with preposition
  • of the people הָעָם hāʿām עַם Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • that are on the wall אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative עַל ʿal Preposition הַחֹמָה haḥōmâ חוֹמָה Noun · feminine singular · with the

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