Exo 18:21, 2Ch 19:7-9, Neh 5:14 | ESV | STEP | Moreover, look for able men from all the people , men who fear God , who are trustworthy and hate a bribe , and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands , of hundreds , of fifties , and of tens .

a Deut. 1:15; 16:18; See 2 Chr. 19:5-10; [Acts 6:3]

b Deut. 32:4; Job 8:3; 34:10; [Gen. 18:25; Rom. 9:14]

cSee Deut. 10:17

d ch. 17:8, 9

e[See ver. 6 above]

Exodus 18:21

21 Moreover, look for ^aable men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

2 Chronicles 19:7-9

7 Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for ^bthere is no injustice with the Lord our God, ^cor partiality or taking bribes.”

8 Moreover, in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat ^dappointed certain Levites and priests and heads of families of Israel, ^eto give judgment for the Lord and to decide disputed cases. They had their seat at Jerusalem. 9 And he charged them: ^f“Thus you shall do in the fear of the Lord, in faithfulness, ^gand with your whole heart:

Nehemiah 5:14

Nehemiah’s Generosity

14 Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from ^hthe twentieth year to ⁱthe thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, ^jneither I nor my brothers ate the food allowance of the governor.