They came everyday to Jehoiakim's house, and if a person had a concern, he would come to them.
In the afternoon[s], when every person had gone his way, Susanna would go to swim in her husband's garden.
The elders saw the woman walking every day in the garden and they lusted.
Their hearts were turned and instead of turning their eyes to heaven, they turned their eyes toward her; and they did not remember the Torah of the LORD or his judgments.
Even though both were overcome with passion, the elders did not reveal their love to each other because they were embarrassed.