Acts 19:31-34
31 Then some of the officials of Asia, who were his friends, sent to him pleading that he would not venture into the theater. 32 Some therefore cried one thing and some another, for the assembly was confused, and most of them did not know why they had come together. 33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander motioned with his hand, and wanted to make his defense to the people. 34 But when they found out that he was a Jew, all with one voice cried out for about two hours, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians!”
Paul had friends in the government who begged him not to enter the fray of the brewing riotous mob. The mob made wild accusations, but they couldn't agree on any one thing - so they singled out one of Paul's companions to focus on. They wouldn't let Alexander speak when they knew he was a Jew amongst the Greeks, and drown him out from defending himself with shouts to their supposed goddess. Truth was covered as if by audible fingers in their ears because of their hearts of stone.
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