2 Kings 18:37
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab–shakeh. ”
דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
בֵּן
the son of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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עַל
was over
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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קָרַע
torn of
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קָרַע
to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
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חִזְקִיָּה
Hezekiah
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חִזְקִיָּה
Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites
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חִלְקִיָּה
Hilkiah
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חִלְקִיָּה
Chilhijah, the name of eight Israelites
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רַבְשָׁקֵה
commander
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רַבְשָׁקֵה
Rabshakeh, a Babylonian official
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