Abner, one of the principal officers of the kings of Judah.
Azartah, Ishmael, and three other priests and Levite chiefs.
Mathan, apostate priest, pontiff of Baal.
Nabal, Mathan's confidant.
Agar, a woman in Athaliah's suite.
Troupes of Levites and priests.
Nurse of Joad.
Choir, daughters of the tribe of Levi.
The Scene is in the Temple of Jerusalem, in a vestibule of the High-priest's apartment.