# Connecting Statement:

Here begins a list of the men whose names were on the sealed document. The list of men continues through verse 27.

# On the sealed documents were Nehemiah ... Zedekiah

"On the sealed documents were the names of the following people: Nehemiah ... Zedekiah"

# sealed documents

The documents were sealed after the names had been signed on the documents.

# Nehemiah

Some people believe that Nehemiah wrote this book and is speaking of himself as if he were someone else because this is an official list.

# Hakaliah

This is a man's name.