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And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying,
And Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went to the prophetess Huldah (Hebr. Choldah), the wife of Shallum, the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe, who lived in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter, and they spoke with her. [The name Hulda is the feminine form of Hebr. choled, which is the word for weasel, the basic meaning of which has to do with being quick and nimble. Hulda is also mentioned in .]
And the king commanded Hilkiah (Hebr. Chilqijaho) and Ahikam, Shafan's son, and Abdon, Mic.'s son, and the scribe Shafan, and Asaiah, the king's servant, saying,
But King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt, Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and several men with him, to Egypt. [The last repetition of "to Egypt" is not included in the Greek translation, but the Hebr. emphasizes Egypt (Hebr. Mitsrajim), whose literal meaning is "twice penetrated."]
he went down to the king's house into the scribe's chamber. And behold, all the princes were sitting there, the scribe Elishama and Delayaho, the son of Shemajah, and Elnatan, the son of Achbor, and Gemariah (Hebr. Gemarjaho), the son of Shaphán, and Zedekiah (Hebr. Tsidqijaho), the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
