Maher-shalal-hash-baz - "Hurry to spoil! He has made haste to the plunder!" or "Hurrying to the spoil he has made haste to the plunder" - was the second mentioned son of the prophet Isaiah. The name is a reference to the impending plunder of Samaria and Damascus by the king of Assyria. He is mentioned in the Bible in Isaiah 8:1-5, and also in the Book of Mormon in 2 Nephi 18:1-4.