Thussaysthe LordGODof hosts,"Come,goto thissteward,To Shebna,whois in chargeof the [royal] household,
and Ahisharwas overthe household;and Adoniramthe sonof Abda[was] overthe mensubject to forcedlabor.
And the one who[was] overthe household,and he who[was] overthe city,the elders,and the guardiansof [the children], sent[word] to Jehu,saying,"We are your servants,allthat you sayto us we will do,we will not makeanymanking;dowhatis goodin your sight."
When they calledto the king,Eliakimthe sonof Hilkiah,whowas overthe household,and Shebnahthe scribeand Joahthe sonof Asaphthe recorder,cameout to them.
Then Eliakimthe sonof Hilkiah,and Shebnahand Joah,saidto Rabshakeh,"Speaknowto your servantsin Aramaic,for we understand[it]; and do not speakwith us in Judeanin the hearingof the peoplewhoare on the wall."
Then Eliakimthe sonof Hilkiah,whowas overthe household,and Shebnathe scribeand Joahthe sonof Asaph,the recorder,cameto Hezekiahwith their clothestornand toldhim the wordsof Rabshakeh.
Then he sentEliakimwhowas overthe householdwith Shebnathe scribeand the eldersof the priests,coveredwith sackcloth,to Isaiahthe prophetthe sonof Amoz.
Now Azmaveththe sonof Adielhad chargeof the king'sstorehouses.And Jonathanthe sonof Uzziahhad chargeof the storehousesin the country,in the cities,in the villagesand in the towers.
Then Eliakimand Shebnaand Joahsaidto Rabshakeh,"Speaknowto your servantsin Aramaic,for we understand[it]; and do not speakwith us in Judeanin the hearingof the peoplewhoare on the wall."
Then Eliakimthe sonof Hilkiah,whowas overthe household,and Shebnathe scribe,and Joahthe sonof Asaph,the recorder,cameout to him.
Then he sentEliakimwhowas overthe householdwith Shebnathe scribeand the eldersof the priests,coveredwith sackcloth,to Isaiahthe prophet,the sonof Amoz.
Sohe gotup and went;and there was an Ethiopianeunuch,a court officialof Candace,queenof the Ethiopians,whowas in chargeof allher treasure;and he had cometo Jerusalemto worship,
