How to Pronounce Shebna
SHEB-nuh
Shebna is pronounced SHEB-nuh (ˈʃɛbnə): two syllables, stress on the first.
What does Shebna mean?
Shebna means “who rests himself; who is now captive”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Shebna?
Shebna was a senior official in Jerusalem under King Hezekiah, called the scribe when he went out with Eliakim and Joah to meet the Assyrian envoy Rabshakeh (2 Kings 18:18). He carried Rabshakeh's words back to the king with his clothes rent (2 Kings 18:37) and was sent covered with sackcloth to the prophet Isaiah (2 Kings 19:2). Isaiah was sent to him as the treasurer over the house with a word of judgment (Isaiah 22:15).
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