sentence1: Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the scroll; but he would not listen to them.
sentence2: وَتَضَرَّعَ أَلْنَاثَانُ وَدَلاَيَا وَجَمَرْيَا إِلَى الْمَلِكِ كَيْ لاَ يُحْرِقَ الْكِتَابَ فَلَمْ يَسْتَجِبْ لَهُمْ.