16. When they had heard all the words, they turned to each other in fear and said to Baruch, “We must surely tell the king all these things.”
17. Then they asked Baruch, “Tell us — how did you write all these words? At his dictation? ”
18. Baruch said to them, “At his dictation. He recited all these words to me while I was writing on the scroll in ink.”
19. The officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must hide yourselves and tell no one where you are.”
20. Then they came to the king at the courtyard, having deposited the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and reported everything in the hearing of the king.
21. The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. Jehudi then read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing by the king.
22. Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning in front of him.