and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah made a stand against this. And Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supported them.
And after them went Hoshaiah, and half the rulers of Judah,
Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
