Isaiah 22 · Verse 20

Isaiah 22:20

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
Isaiah 22:20, King James Version

Isaiah 22:20 in other translations

BSBOn that day I will summon My servant, Eliakim son of Hilkiah.
WEBIt will happen in that day that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah,
ASVAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
YLTAnd it hath come to pass, in that day, That I have called to my servant, To Eliakim son of Hilkiah.
DARBYAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkijah;
BBEAnd in that day I will send for my servant, Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah:
WebsterAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:

What does Isaiah 22:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
20. son of Hilkiah--supposed by Kimchi to be the same as Azariah, son of Hilkiah, who perhaps had two names, and who was "over the household" in Hezekiah's time (1Ch 6:13).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 22:15-25

This message to Shebna is a reproof of his pride, vanity, and security; what vanity is all earthly grandeur, which death will so soon end! What will it avail, whether we are laid in a magnificent tomb, or covered with the green sod? Those who, when in power, turn and toss others, will be justly turned and tossed themselves. Eliakim should be put into Shebna's place. Those called to places of trust and power, should…

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Isaiah 22:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָ֖הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomin the dayH3117
הַה֑וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
וְקָרָ֣אתִיve.ka.Ra.tiand I will summonH7121
לְעַבְדִּ֔יle.'av.Di<to> servant myH5650
לְאֶלְיָקִ֖יםle.'el.ya.Kim<to> EliakimH471
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
חִלְקִיָּֽהוּ\׃chil.ki.Ya.huHilkiahH2518

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 22:20

  • 2 Kings 18:18

    And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.

  • Isaiah 36:3

    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.

  • Isaiah 37:2

    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 18:37

    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.

  • Isaiah 36:22

    Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that 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 Rabshakeh.

  • Isaiah 36:11

    Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Eliakim.
36:3,11,22; 37:2; 2Ki 18:18,37

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Isaiah 22:19

    And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.

  • Isaiah 22:20

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:

  • Isaiah 22:21

    And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.

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Isaiah 22:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y será que, en aquel día, llamaré á mi siervo Eliacim, hijo de Hilcías;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arrivera, en ce jour-là, que j’appellerai mon serviteur Éliakim, fils de Hilkija;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es wird geschehen an jenem Tage, da werde ich meinen Knecht Eljakim rufen, den Sohn Hilkijas.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et erit in die illa: vocabo servum meum Eliacim, filium Helciæ,