Isaiah 36:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder.

Eliakim - successor to Shebna, who had been "over the household" - i:e., chief minister of the king: in Isaiah 22:15-20 this was foretold.

Scribe - secretary.

Recorder - literally, one who reminds; a remembrancer to keep the king informed on important facts, and to act as historiographer. In 2 Kings 18:18 the additional fact is given, that the Assyrian envoys "called to the king," in consequence of which Eliakim, etc., "came out to them."

Isaiah 36:3

3 Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe,a and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder.