# It came about that

If your language has a way to mark the beginning of a new part of the story, consider using it here.

# the eighteenth year

"Eighteenth" is the ordinal form of 18. Alternate translation: "year 18" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal]])

# Shaphan ... Azaliah ... Meshullam

These are men's names. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])