Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on 2 Kings 18:18
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2 Kings18:18
18. when they had called to the king--Hezekiah did not make a personal appearance, but commissioned his three principal ministers to meet the Assyrian deputies at a conference outside the city walls.
Eliakim--lately promoted to be master of the royal household (Is 22:20).
Shebna--removed for his pride and presumption (Is 22:15) from that office, though still royal secretary.
Joah ... the recorder--that is, the keeper of the chronicles, an important office in Eastern countries.
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