¹⁸ They called for the king, but Eliakim^(A) son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, Shebnah^(B) the court secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the court historian, came out to them.^(C)

²⁶ Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebnah, and Joah said to the royal spokesman, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic,^(A) since we understand it. Don’t speak with us in Hebrew^[a] within earshot of the people on the wall.”

³⁷ Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the court secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the court historian,^(A) came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn^(B) and reported to him the words of the royal spokesman.

³ Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the court secretary,^(A) and Joah son of Asaph, the court historian, came out to him.

¹¹ Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the royal spokesman, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic,^(A) since we understand it. Don’t speak to us in Hebrew^[a] within earshot of the people who are on the wall.”