Shevna

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Thus said my Sovereign GOD of Hosts: Go in to see that steward, that Shebna, in charge of the palace:

Regarding the matter itself: “If the anointed priest [shall sin so that he brings guilt on the people]” – this is Shevna, in whose regard it is written: “Go, come to this official [hasokhen], [to Shevna, who is over the house]” (Isaiah 22:15). Rabbi Elazar said: ‘He was the High Priest.’ Rabbi Yehuda said: ‘He was the overseer [amarkal].’ In accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Elazar, who said he was the High Priest: “I will garb him in your tunic” (Isaiah 22:21). In accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Elazar…

Vayikra Rabbah 5:5

the waters of the Shiloah that flow gently [i.e., they rejected] the kingdom of the House of David, which leads them gently, like the waters of the Shiloah that flow gently [Jonathan]. Shiloah is a spring, known as Gihon and Shiloah. Here he prophesied concerning Shebna and his company who wanted to rebel against Hezekiah, for they rejected him since they saw that he did not choose a regal table, but would eat a litre of vegetables and engage in the Torah. Concerning him, it is stated (Prov. 13:25): “A righteous man eats to satiate his body…

Rashi on Isaiah 8:6:1

“The charge of Elazar, son of Aaron the priest, is the illuminating oil, and the incense of the spices, and the meal offering of the daily offering, and the anointing oil: the charge of the entire Tabernacle, and of everything that is in it, in the sacred, and in its vessels” (Numbers 4:16).
“The charge of Elazar, son of Aaron the priest…” – that is what is written: “Do not glorify yourself before a king, and do not stand in the place of the prominent” (Proverbs 25:6). If before a king of flesh and blood a person must conduct himself with humility…

Bamidbar Rabbah 4:20

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