He sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, and Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz — Hezekiah dispatches his officials and priests, all dressed in sackcloth (like Hezekiah), to consult the prophet Isaiah. Isaiah (יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, *Yeshayahu*), son of Amoz, emerges as the theological voice in the crisis. The summons to Isaiah indicates Hezekiah's belief that the theological challenge posed by the Rab-shakeh requires prophetic response. The fact that sackcloth-clad officials and priests accompany the inquiry emphasizes the communal penitential character of the request.

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