The king instructed his scribe, Jehudi, to fetch the book. However, as Jehudi began reading, "It came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed" (verse 23).
Sinugo na hari si Jehudi upang kunin ang balumbon ng aklat. Subalit, " ng mabasa ni Jehudi ang tatlo o apat na dahon, na pinutol ng hari ng lanseta, at inihagis sa apoy na nasa apuyan, hanggang sa masupok ang buong bulumbon sa apoy sa apuyan na nagniningas sa harap niya" (36:23).