Yēlìmǐshū 36:20

20 Zhòng shǒulǐng jìn yuàn jiàn wáng , què xiān bǎ shū juǎn cún zaì Wénshì Yǐlìshā mǎ de wū neì , yǐhòu jiāng zhè yīqiè huà shuō gĕi wáng tīng .

Yēlìmǐshū 36:20 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 36:20

And they went in to the king into the court
The inner court, the king's court, where he usually resided; though very probably they did not rush in at once; but first sent to know whether the king could be spoke with, or would admit them, they having something to communicate to him; which they might do by the person in waiting, by whom they were introduced: but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe;
they did not take it with them, but left it in the secretary's office; and, no doubt, put it up safe in some chest or scrutoire, as something valuable, and not to be exposed to everyone; or to be thrown about, torn, or trampled on, as a book of no use and value: very probably it was with the consent of Baruch that it was left with them: and this was a point of prudence in them not to take it with them when they went to the king: and told all the words in the ears of the king;
that is, the sum and substance of them; for it cannot be thought they should remember every word in the roll; but the main of it they did, and rehearsed it in a very audible manner.

Yēlìmǐshū 36:20 In-Context

18 Bā lù huídá shuō , tā yòng kǒu xiàng wǒ shuō zhè yīqiè huà , wǒ jiù yòng bǐ mò xiĕ zaì shū shang .

19 Zhòng shǒulǐng duì Bālù shuō , nǐ hé Yēlìmǐ yào qù cáng qǐlai , bùkĕ jiào rén zhīdào nǐmen zaì nǎli .

20 Zhòng shǒulǐng jìn yuàn jiàn wáng , què xiān bǎ shū juǎn cún zaì Wénshì Yǐlìshā mǎ de wū neì , yǐhòu jiāng zhè yīqiè huà shuō gĕi wáng tīng .

21 Wáng jiù dǎfa yóu dǐ qù ná zhè shū juǎn lái , tā biān cóng Wénshì Yǐlìshā mǎ de wū neì qǔ lái , niàn gĕi wáng hé wáng zuǒyòu shì lì de zhòng shǒulǐng tīng .

22 Nàshí zhēng shì jiǔ yuè , wáng zuò zaì guo dōng de fángwū lǐ , wáng de qiánmian huǒ pén zhōng yǒu shāo zhe de huǒ .