And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
Only Jonathan, the son of Asahel, and Jahzeiah, the son of Tikvah, were against this, Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supporting them.
And after them went Hoshaiah and half of the rulers of Judah,
Judah and Benjamin and Shemaiah and Jeremiah,
