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.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 36:3 Parallel

Isaiah 36:3 introduces the same three officials who later report to Hezekiah in verse 22, forming a narrative bookend.

Isaiah 33:7 Related theme

Isaiah 33:7 earlier describes envoys weeping bitterly over the Assyrian crisis — the same distress seen here as officials tear their clothes.

Isaiah 37:1 Parallel

In Isaiah 37:1, King Hezekiah also tears his clothes upon hearing the report — mirroring the officials' grief and escalating the response.

Isaiah 37:2 Historical context

Isaiah 37:2 continues the narrative: the same torn-clothed officials are sent to Isaiah — showing the next step after reporting to Hezekiah.

Isaiah 22:20 prophesies that God would summon Eliakim—the same official who appears here with torn clothes.

2 Kings 18:18 names the same three officials going out to meet Rabshakeh — this is the preceding event to the torn clothes and report here.

2 Kings 18:37 is the parallel account of this exact moment — the same officials tear their clothes and report to Hezekiah word-for-word.

Jeremiah 36:24 shows Jehoiakim not tearing his clothes at God's word—contrasting sharply with the officials' torn clothes here.