by the hand of Ela´sah the son of Shaphan, and Gemari´ah the son of Hilki´ah, (whom Zedeki´ah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnez´zar king of Babylon) saying,
And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eli´akim the son of Hilki´ah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Jo´ah the son of Asaph the recorder.
And the king commanded Hilki´ah the priest, and Ahi´kam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michai´ah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahi´ah a servant of the king's, saying,
And Hilki´ah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilki´ah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
And the king commanded Hilki´ah, and Ahi´kam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asai´ah a servant of the king's, saying,
even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedali´ah the son of Ahi´kam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.
And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Ja-azani´ah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.