19 Then the officials said to Baruch, ‘You and Jeremiah, go and hide. Don’t let anyone know where you are.’

20 After they put the scroll in the room of Elishama the secretary, they went to the king in the courtyard and reported everything to him. 21 The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and Jehudi brought it from the room of Elishama the secretary and read it to the king and all the officials standing beside him.

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