## Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah...Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam ##

These are all male names. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

## when he opened it all the people stood up ##

The text is very clear that the opening of the book was the cue to stand.