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Selected Verse: Isaiah 37:2 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
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| Isa 37:2 |
Strong Concordance |
And he sent [07971] Eliakim [0471], who was over the household [01004], and Shebna [07644] the scribe [05608], and the elders [02205] of the priests [03548] covered [03680] with sackcloth [08242], unto Isaiah [03470] the prophet [05030] the son [01121] of Amoz [0531]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| unto Isaiah--implying the importance of the prophet's position at the time; the chief officers of the court are deputed to wait on him (compare Kg2 22:12-14). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And he sent Eliakim - (See the note at Isa 36:3).
And the elders of the priests - It was a case of deep importance, and one that pertained in a special manner to the interests of religion; and he, therefore, selected the most respectable embassage that he could to present the case to the prophet.
Covered with sackcloth - Religion had been insulted. The God whom the priests served had been blasphemed, and the very temple was threatened, and it was proper that the priests should go with the habiliments of mourning.
Unto Isaiah - It was customary on occasions of danger to consult prophets, as those who had direct communication with God, and seek counsel from them. Thus Balak sent messengers to Balaam to consult him in a time of perplexity (Num 22:5 ff); thus Jehoshaphat and the king of Israel consulted Micaiah in time of danger from Syria Kg1 22:1-13; thus Ahaziah, when sick, sent to consult Elijah Kg2 1:1-9; and thus Josiah sent an embassage to Huldah the prophetess to inquire in regard to the book which was found in the temple of the Lord Kg2 22:14) |
12 And the king [04428] commanded [06680] Hilkiah [02518] the priest [03548], and Ahikam [0296] the son [01121] of Shaphan [08227], and Achbor [05907] the son [01121] of Michaiah [04320], and Shaphan [08227] the scribe [05608], and Asahiah [06222] a servant [05650] of the king's [04428], saying [0559],
13 Go [03212] ye, enquire [01875] of the LORD [03068] for me, and for the people [05971], and for all Judah [03063], concerning the words [01697] of this book [05612] that is found [04672]: for great [01419] is the wrath [02534] of the LORD [03068] that is kindled [03341] against us, because our fathers [01] have not hearkened [08085] unto the words [01697] of this book [05612], to do [06213] according unto all that which is written [03789] concerning us.
14 So Hilkiah [02518] the priest [03548], and Ahikam [0296], and Achbor [05907], and Shaphan [08227], and Asahiah [06222], went [03212] unto Huldah [02468] the prophetess [05031], the wife [0802] of Shallum [07967] the son [01121] of Tikvah [08616], the son [01121] of Harhas [02745], keeper [08104] of the wardrobe [0899]; (now she dwelt [03427] in Jerusalem [03389] in the college [04932];) and they communed [01696] with her.
14 So Hilkiah [02518] the priest [03548], and Ahikam [0296], and Achbor [05907], and Shaphan [08227], and Asahiah [06222], went [03212] unto Huldah [02468] the prophetess [05031], the wife [0802] of Shallum [07967] the son [01121] of Tikvah [08616], the son [01121] of Harhas [02745], keeper [08104] of the wardrobe [0899]; (now she dwelt [03427] in Jerusalem [03389] in the college [04932];) and they communed [01696] with her.
1 Then Moab [04124] rebelled [06586] against Israel [03478] after [0310] the death [04194] of Ahab [0256].
2 And Ahaziah [0274] fell down [05307] through a lattice [07639] in his upper chamber [05944] that was in Samaria [08111], and was sick [02470]: and he sent [07971] messengers [04397], and said [0559] unto them, Go [03212], enquire [01875] of Baalzebub [01176] the god [0430] of Ekron [06138] whether I shall recover [02421] of this disease [02483].
3 But the angel [04397] of the LORD [03068] said [01696] to Elijah [0452] the Tishbite [08664], Arise [06965], go up [05927] to meet [07125] the messengers [04397] of the king [04428] of Samaria [08111], and say [01696] unto them, Is it not because there is not a God [0430] in Israel [03478], that ye go [01980] to enquire [01875] of Baalzebub [01176] the god [0430] of Ekron [06138]?
4 Now therefore thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068], Thou shalt not come down [03381] from that bed [04296] on which thou art gone up [05927], but shalt surely [04191] die [04191]. And Elijah [0452] departed [03212].
5 And when the messengers [04397] turned back [07725] unto him, he said [0559] unto them, Why are ye now [02088] turned back [07725]?
6 And they said [0559] unto him, There came [05927] a man [0376] up [05927] to meet [07125] us, and said [0559] unto us, Go [03212], turn again [07725] unto the king [04428] that sent [07971] you, and say [01696] unto him, Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068], Is it not because there is not a God [0430] in Israel [03478], that thou sendest [07971] to enquire [01875] of Baalzebub [01176] the god [0430] of Ekron [06138]? therefore thou shalt not come down [03381] from that bed [04296] on which thou art gone up [05927], but shalt surely [04191] die [04191].
7 And he said [01696] unto them, What manner [04941] of man [0376] was he which came up [05927] to meet [07125] you, and told [01696] you these words [01697]?
8 And they answered [0559] him, He was an hairy [08181] man [01167] [0376], and girt [0247] with a girdle [0232] of leather [05785] about his loins [04975]. And he said [0559], It is Elijah [0452] the Tishbite [08664].
9 Then the king [04428] sent [07971] unto him a captain [08269] of fifty [02572] with his fifty [02572]. And he went up [05927] to him: and, behold, he sat [03427] on the top [07218] of an hill [02022]. And he spake [01696] unto him, Thou man [0376] of God [0430], the king [04428] hath said [01696], Come down [03381].
1 And they continued [03427] three [07969] years [08141] without war [04421] between Syria [0758] and Israel [03478].
2 And it came to pass in the third [07992] year [08141], that Jehoshaphat [03092] the king [04428] of Judah [03063] came down [03381] to the king [04428] of Israel [03478].
3 And the king [04428] of Israel [03478] said [0559] unto his servants [05650], Know [03045] ye that Ramoth [07433] in Gilead [01568] is ours, and we be still [02814], and take [03947] it not out of the hand [03027] of the king [04428] of Syria [0758]?
4 And he said [0559] unto Jehoshaphat [03092], Wilt thou go [03212] with me to battle [04421] to Ramothgilead [07433] [01568]? And Jehoshaphat [03092] said [0559] to the king [04428] of Israel [03478], I am as thou [03644] art, my people [05971] as thy people [05971], my horses [05483] as thy horses [05483].
5 And Jehoshaphat [03092] said [0559] unto the king [04428] of Israel [03478], Enquire [01875], I pray thee, at the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] to day [03117].
6 Then the king [04428] of Israel [03478] gathered [06908] the prophets [05030] together [06908], about four [0702] hundred [03967] men [0376], and said [0559] unto them, Shall I go [03212] against Ramothgilead [07433] [01568] to battle [04421], or shall I forbear [02308]? And they said [0559], Go up [05927]; for the Lord [0136] shall deliver [05414] it into the hand [03027] of the king [04428].
7 And Jehoshaphat [03092] said [0559], Is there not here a prophet [05030] of the LORD [03068] besides [05750], that we might enquire [01875] of him?
8 And the king [04428] of Israel [03478] said [0559] unto Jehoshaphat [03092], There is yet one [0259] man [0376], Micaiah [04321] the son [01121] of Imlah [03229], by whom we may enquire [01875] of the LORD [03068]: but I hate [08130] him; for he doth not prophesy [05012] good [02896] concerning me, but evil [07451]. And Jehoshaphat [03092] said [0559], Let not the king [04428] say [0559] so.
9 Then the king [04428] of Israel [03478] called [07121] an [0259] officer [05631], and said [0559], Hasten [04116] hither Micaiah [04321] the son [01121] of Imlah [03229].
10 And the king [04428] of Israel [03478] and Jehoshaphat [03092] the king [04428] of Judah [03063] sat [03427] each [0376] on his throne [03678], having put on [03847] their robes [0899], in a void place [01637] in the entrance [06607] of the gate [08179] of Samaria [08111]; and all the prophets [05030] prophesied [05012] before [06440] them.
11 And Zedekiah [06667] the son [01121] of Chenaanah [03668] made [06213] him horns [07161] of iron [01270]: and he said [0559], Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068], With these shalt thou push [05055] the Syrians [0758], until thou have consumed [03615] them.
12 And all the prophets [05030] prophesied [05012] so, saying [0559], Go up [05927] to Ramothgilead [07433] [01568], and prosper [06743]: for the LORD [03068] shall deliver [05414] it into the king's [04428] hand [03027].
13 And the messenger [04397] that was gone [01980] to call [07121] Micaiah [04321] spake [01696] unto him, saying [0559], Behold now, the words [01697] of the prophets [05030] declare good [02896] unto the king [04428] with one [0259] mouth [06310]: let thy word [01697], I pray thee, be like the word [01697] of one [0259] of them, and speak [01696] that which is good [02896].
5 He sent [07971] messengers [04397] therefore unto Balaam [01109] the son [01121] of Beor [01160] to Pethor [06604], which is by the river [05104] of the land [0776] of the children [01121] of his people [05971], to call [07121] him, saying [0559], Behold, there is a people [05971] come out [03318] from Egypt [04714]: behold, they cover [03680] the face [05869] of the earth [0776], and they abide [03427] over against [04136] me:
3 Then came forth [03318] unto him Eliakim [0471], Hilkiah's [02518] son [01121], which was over the house [01004], and Shebna [07644] the scribe [05608], and Joah [03098], Asaph's [0623] son [01121], the recorder [02142].