“Have a seat,” they said, “and please read the scroll to us.” They listened attentively as Baruch read its entirety to them.
When they had heard its contents, the officials were seized with panic, and they said to Baruch, “This is dreadful! We must report this to the king.”
Then the king sent Jehudi to retrieve the scroll. He brought it from the room of Elishama and read it to the king and all his gathered officials.