¹⁸ They called for the king; and Eliakim^(A) son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna^(B) the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went out to them.

¹⁸ They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods^(A) but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.^(B)