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Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Kings 18:18

Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Browse this work.

2 Kings18:18

18 And when they had called to the king , there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah , which was over the houshold , and Shebna the scribe , and Joash the son of Asaph the recorder.

i. e. Sent a Message to him, to come, or send to Treat with them.

Of whom see, Isa. 22. 20, &c.

Heb. over the house; either of God: or rather, of the King here mentioned; as appears from Isa. 22.

So called to distinguish him from another Shebna who was over the house, Isa. 22. 15.

Marginal references: [illegible: 1 word], [illegible: 1 word]

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