The Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 37:6

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

The servants of the King of Assyria. Mr. Cheyne translates, "the minions of the King of Assyria," remarking truly that the word used is not the ordinary one for "servants," but "a disparaging expression."

Perhaps the best translation would be lackeys.

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