Azariah was the father of Helez, and Helez of Ele-asah.
Obed was the father of Jehu, and Jehu of Azariah.
Ele-asah was the father of Sismai, and Sismai of Shallum.
The letter was sent by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. It said: