KJV ORIGINAL
Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and brought him to a private entrance at the temple. The king said to Jeremiah, 'I need to ask you something, and I want you to be completely honest with me — don't hold anything back.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Even kings sometimes need someone who'll tell them the truth, no matter how hard it is to hear.
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