I asked Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah, both known as honest men, to witness my doing this.
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
Preserve the teaching of God; entrust his instructions to those who follow me.
I signed and sealed the deed of purchase before witnesses, weighed out the silver, and paid him.
This is the third time I am coming to visit you (and as the Scriptures say, “The facts of every case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses”).
Then Boaz called ten leaders from the town and asked them to sit as witnesses.