21 But they kept silent and did not say a word to him in reply, for the order of the king was, “You must not answer him.”+ 22 But E·liʹa·kim son of Hil·kiʹah, who was in charge of the household,* Shebʹna+ the secretary, and Joʹah son of Aʹsaph the recorder came to Hez·e·kiʹah with their garments ripped apart and told him the words of the Rabʹsha·keh.