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From: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

 Rabshakeh
    chief of the princes, the name given to the chief cup-bearer or
    the vizier of the Assyrian court; one of Sennacherib's
    messengers to Hezekiah. See the speech he delivered, in the
    Hebrew language, in the hearing of all the people, as he stood
    near the wall on the north side of the city (2 Kings 18:17-37).
    He and the other envoys returned to their master and reported
    that Hezekiah and his people were obdurate, and would not
    submit.

From: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

 Rab-shakeh, cup-bearer of the prince