Even though Elnathan, Delaiah and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

以利拿单和第莱雅，并基玛利雅恳求王不要烧这书卷，他却不听。

He entrusted the letter to Elasah son of Shaphan and to Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It said

他藉沙番的儿子以利亚萨和希勒家的儿子基玛利的手寄去。他们二人是犹大王西底家打发往巴比伦去见尼布甲尼撒王的。