How many times is Rabshakeh mentioned in the Bible?
The word Rabshakeh appears 8 times in the King James Version, in 8 verses. Counting every form (Rabshakeh, Rab shakeh), it appears 16 times in 16 verses across 2 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Rabshakeh 15 times (16 with every form).
Rabshakeh is the title of the officer the king of Assyria sent to Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:17), not a personal name. The KJV prints the title as Rab-shakeh in 2 Kings and Rabshakeh in Isaiah 36 and 37. Both are counted as one word.
Rabshakeh in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Rabshakeh counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Rabshakeh | 8 | 15 |
| Rab shakeh | 8 | not counted |
| Rabshakeh's | not counted | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 16 |
First and last mention of Rabshakeh
And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
Common questions
How many times is Rabshakeh in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 16 of the 16 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Rabshakeh appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Kings and Isaiah share the most, 8 each.
Where is Rabshakeh first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 2 Kings 18:17: "And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field." The last is Isaiah 37:8.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.