Isaiah 36:4 - Exposition

And Rabshakeh said. Of the three Assyrian envoys Rabshakeh alone obtains mention in Isaiah, probably because he was the spokesman. He was probably chosen for spokesman because he could speak Hebrew fluently ( infra , verses 11, 13). The great king. "The great king" ( sarru rabbu ) is the most common title assumed by the Assyrian monarchs in their inscriptions. It is found as early as b.c. 1120.