# Eliakim ... Hilkiah ... Shebnah ... Joah
Translate the names of these men as in [2 Kings 18:18](../18/18.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
# in the ears of the people who are on the wall
"In the ears" is metonymy for being able to listen. Alternate translation: "because the people standing on the city wall will hear it and be afraid" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])