As anticipated, the king rejected the message in the scroll and burned it piece by piece. Some princes, including Shaphan’s son Gemariah, “pleaded with the king not to burn the roll, but he did not listen to them. ”
त्यांनी अपेक्षा केल्याप्रमाणेच राजाने ग्रंथपटातील संदेश स्वीकारला नाही, उलट तो फाडून आगीत टाकला.