Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,

Go, get thee unto - literally, enter into; i:e., Go in to (i:e., into the house to).

This treasurer - `him who dwells in the tabernacle' (Jerome) - namely, in a room of the temple set apart for the treasurer. Hebrew, cokeen (H5532), from caakan (H5532), to dwell: one dwelling on terms of intimacy; the familiar friend of the king. Rather, 'the king's friend,' or 'principal officer of the court' (1 Kings 4:5; 1 Kings 17:3, "governor of his house;" 1 Chronicles 27:33, "the king's counselor") (Maurer). "This" is prefixed contemptuously (Exodus 31:1).

Unto Shebna. The Hebrew [ `al (H5921)] upon, for unto, indicates an accosting of Shebna with an unwelcome message.

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