⁸ Rehum the commanding officer and Shimshai the secretary wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows:

¹⁸ They called for the king; and Eliakim^(A) son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna^(B) the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went out to them.

²⁵ Sheva was secretary; Zadok^(A) and Abiathar were priests;

¹⁷ Zadok^(A) son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar^(B) were priests; Seraiah was secretary;^(C)