Micaiah

11Micaiah was the son of Gemariah and the grandson of Shaphan. He heard all the LORD's words read from the scroll.

When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the LORD,

12So he went down to the king's palace, to the scribe's room. All the king's helpers were sitting there. They were Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and the rest of them.

Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

NoteThe king's helpers were important men who worked for the king. They gave him advice and carried out his orders.

13Micaiah told them all the words he had heard. He told them what Baruch had read to the people.

Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.

14So the king's helpers sent a man named Jehudi to Baruch. Jehudi was the son of Nethaniah, the grandson of Shelemiah, the great-grandson of Cushi. They said, "Bring the scroll you read to the people, and come here." So Baruch took the scroll and came.

Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.

NotePeople were named by their father and grandfather. That way everyone knew which Jehudi was meant.

15They said, "Please sit down and read it to us." So Baruch read it to them.

And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears.

16When they heard all the words, they looked at each other, afraid. They said to Baruch, "We must tell the king all of this."

Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words.

17They asked Baruch, "Tell us. How did you write all these words? Did Jeremiah say them to you?"

And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

18Baruch said, "Yes. He said all these words out loud to me. I wrote them down with ink on the scroll."

Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.

NoteInk was a black liquid, a little like paint. Scribes wrote with a sharpened reed, the way we use a pen.

19Then the king's helpers said to Baruch, "Go and hide, you and Jeremiah. Do not let anyone know where you are."

Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be.