Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
Then came forth unto him - Isaiah has here omitted what is recorded in II Kings 18:18, namely, that Rabshakeh and his companions ' called to the king,' and as the result of that probably Hezekiah sent out Eliakim.
Eliakim, Hilkiah' s son, which was over the house - Respecting Eliakim, and his character, see the notes at Isaiah 22:20-25.
And Shebna the scribe - This may have been some other man than the one mentioned in Isaiah 22:15. He is there said to have been ' over the house,' and it is stated that he should be degraded from that office, and succeeded by Eliakim. It is possible, however, that Hezekiah retained him as scribe, or as secretary (see the analysis of Isaiah 22:15-25).
And Joah, Asaph' s son, the recorder - The "chronicler;" the officer to whom was entrusted the keeping of the records of state. The Hebrew word means ' the remembrancer;' him by whose means former events might be recalled and remembered, perhaps an officer such as would be called historiographer.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Isaiah 36:3:
Isaiah 22:15
Isaiah 37:2
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