Hilkiah (Father of Eliakim, steward under King Hezekiah)
Father of the Steward Eliakim
Det delade kungariketLeaderc. 700s BC
Hilkiah is known as the father of Eliakim, who served as steward (palace administrator) under King Hezekiah of Judah. He is mentioned in connection with the Assyrian crisis when Sennacherib threatened Jerusalem. Although little is known about Hilkiah personally, his son Eliakim played a crucial role in negotiations with the envoys of the Assyrian king.
Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, is described as the administrator over the king's house under King Hezekiah, indicating that Hilkiah belonged to a prominent family in Judah.
18They called for the king, and Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, Shebnah the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder came out to them.
26Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it. Do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall."
Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, was sent together with Shebna and Joah to meet Rabshakeh, the envoy of the Assyrian king Sennacherib, at the walls of Jerusalem.
18They called for the king, and Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, Shebnah the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder came out to them.
26Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it. Do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall."
37Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and reported to him what the Rabshakeh had said.
2He sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the scribe, and the senior priests, all of them covered in sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.
In the book of Isaiah, the same events are recounted where Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, plays a central role in negotiations with the Assyrians and in contact with the prophet Isaiah.
11Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it. Do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall."
22Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and reported to him the words of the Rabshakeh.
The prophet Isaiah delivered a prophecy that Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, would be appointed to Shebna's position as steward and become like a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
21I will clothe him with your robe and fasten your sash around him. I will hand your authority over to him, and he will be a father to those who live in Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
2He sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, all covered in sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.