<p>24:9 <em>And the Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that these things were so</em>- &ldquo;The charge&rdquo; singular presumably refers to that of trying to profane the temple (:6). This was hard to prove to the degree required to get Paul the death sentence. Their whole case was extremely weak, and clearly motivated by chronic personal jealousy. It is the inspired record which speaks in the singular, &ldquo;the charge&rdquo;, whereas the accusers speak in the plural (&ldquo;all these things&rdquo;, :8). But they didn&rsquo;t boil down to any specific charge apart from that about the profaning of the temple.</p>