The lintel of Shebna-yahu's tomb

Shebna (meaning "tender youth") was "treasurer over the house" (meaning comptroller or governor of the palace) in the reign of Hezekiah, king of Judah. On account of his pride he was ejected from his office, and Eliakim the son of Hilkiah replaced him (Isaiah 22:15-25). He appears to have been the leader of the party who favored an alliance with Egypt against Assyria. A royal steward's tomb discovered in Siloam is widely believed to be his, although only the last two letters of the name remain legible. It is conjectured that "Shebna the scribe," one of those whom the king sent to confer with the Assyrian ambassador (2 Kings 18:18, 26, 37; 19:2; Isa. 36:3, 11, 22; 37:2), was a different person. Download high resolution version (2272x681, 243 KB)Silwan inscription - British Museum WA 125205 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (2272x681, 243 KB)Silwan inscription - British Museum WA 125205 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Hezekiah (which means whom God has strengthened) was king of Judah, the son of Ahaz (2 Kings 18:1; 2 Chronicles 29:1). ... The Kingdom of Judah (Hebrew מַלְכוּת יְהוּדָה, Standard Hebrew Malḫut Yəhuda, Tiberian Hebrew Malḵûṯ Yəhûḏāh) in the times of the Hebrew Bible, was the nation formed from the territories of the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin after the Kingdom of Israel was divided, and was named after Judah son... Isaiah (Hebrew ישׁעיהו Yeshayahu or Yəša‘ăyāhû) is a book of the Hebrew Bible, Judaisms Tanakh, known to Christianity as the Old Testament. ... An inscription from Siloam, from the lintel of Shebna-yahus tomb The pre-Israelite settlement of Siloam is now the Arab community of Silwan in East Jerusalem, south of the Old City. ... Assyria in earliest historical times referred to a region on the Upper Tigris river, named for its original capital, the city of Asshur (or Ashshur). ... The Books of Kings (also known as [The Book of] Kings in Hebrew: Sefer Melachim מלכים) is a part of Judaisms Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible. ...