MISHAEL, 2. A Jew who stood by Ezra when he read the law to the people
Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, MISHAEL, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.