Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 19:2

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Kings 19:2

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Kings 19:2

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz." — 2 Kings 19:2 (ASV)

And he sent Eliakim ... —See the Note on 2 Kings 3:12; and compare with 2 Kings 13:14; 2 Kings 22:14; Jeremiah 37:3. Knobel (on Isaiah) remarks that this distinguished embassy speaks for the high estimation in which the prophet stood.

The elders of the priestsi.e., the heads of the sacerdotal caste (próceres, not senes).