by the hand of El`asah the son of Shafan, and Gemaryah the son of Chilkiyah, (whom Tzidkiyahu king of Yehudah sent to Bavel to Nevukhadnetzar 1 king of Bavel), saying,
When they had called to the king, there came out to them Elyakim the son of Chilkiyah, who was over the household, and Shevna the scribe, and Yo'ach the son of Asaf the recorder.
The king commanded Chilkiyah the Kohen, and Achikam the son of Shafan, and `Akhbor the son of Mikhayahu, and Shafan the scribe, and `Asayah the king's servant, saying,
Chilkiyah the Kohen Gadol said to Shafan the scribe, I have found the scroll of the Torah in the house of the LORD. Chilkiyah delivered the book to Shafan, and he read it.
The king commanded Chilkiyah, and Achikam the son of Shafan, and `Avdon the son of Mikhah, and Shafan the scribe, and `Asayah the king's servant, saying,
they sent, and took Yirmeyahu out of the court of the guard, and committed him to Gedalyahu the son of Achikam, the son of Shafan, that he should carry him home: so he lived among the people.
There stood before them seventy men of the elders of the house of Yisra'el; and in the midst of them stood Ya`azanyah the son of Shafan, every man with his censer in his hand; and the odor of the cloud of incense went up.