Maher-shalal-hash-baz, son of Isaiah
The name Maher-shalal-hash-baz means “making speed to the spoil; he hastens to the prey.” Maher-shalal-hash-baz is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Isaiah 8:1.
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Who was Maher-shalal-hash-baz?
Plunder speedeth; spoil hasteth, (Isa. 8:1-3; comp. Zeph. 1:14), a name Isaiah was commanded first to write in large characters on a tablet, and afterwards to give as a symbolical name to a son that was to be born to him (Isa. 8:1, 3), as denoting the sudden attack on Damascus and Syria by the Assyrian army.
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Maher-shalal-hash-baz
- Isaiah 8:1
Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Maher–shalal–hash–baz.
- Isaiah 8:3
And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher–shalal–hash–baz.