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.
So all the officials sent Jehudi (son of Nethaniah, grandson of Shelemiah, great-grandson of Cushi) to Baruch with this message: 'Take the scroll that you read aloud to the people and come to us.' So Baruch, son of Neriah, took the scroll in his hand and went to them.
The officials summoned Baruch to bring them the scroll containing God's message that he had just read publicly to the people.
📚 Historical Context
During the reign of King Jehoiakim in ancient Judah around 605 BC, the prophet Jeremiah was dictating his prophecies of judgment against the nation's sins to his scribe Baruch, who wrote them on a scroll. Baruch then read this scroll publicly in the temple, which caught the attention of the royal officials. As a result, these officials sent Jehudi to retrieve Baruch and the scroll so they could examine its contents themselves.
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