Exo 18:21-22, 2Ch 19:3-9, Job 29:7-17, Psa 8:1-4, Jer 22:16-17, Luk 18:4 | 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 .

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. 22 And ^blet them judge the people at all times. ^cEvery great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will ^dbear the burden with you.

2 Chronicles 19:3-9

3 Nevertheless, ^esome good is found in you, for ^fyou destroyed the Asheroth out of the land, and have ^gset your heart to seek God.”

4 Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem. And he went out again among the people, from Beersheba to ^hthe hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord, the God of their fathers. 5 He appointed ⁱjudges in the land in all ^jthe fortified cities of Judah, city by city, 6 and said to the judges, “Consider what you do, ^kfor you judge not for man but for the Lord. He is with you in giving judgment. 7 Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for ^lthere is no injustice with the Lord our God, ^mor partiality or taking bribes.”

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

Job 29:7-17

7 When I went out to ^rthe gate of the city,
when I prepared my seat in the square,
8 the young men saw me and withdrew,
and the aged rose and stood;
9 the princes refrained from talking
and ^slaid their hand on their mouth;
10 the voice of the nobles was hushed,
and their ^ttongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
11 When the ear heard, it called me blessed,
and when the eye saw, it approved,
12 because I ^udelivered the poor who cried for help,
and the fatherless who had none to help him.
13 ^vThe blessing of him who was ^wabout to perish came upon me,
and I caused ^xthe widow’s heart to sing for joy.
14 I ^yput on righteousness, and it clothed me;
my justice was like a robe and ^za turban.
15 I was ^aaeyes to the blind
and feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the needy,
and I searched out ^abthe cause of him whom I did not know.
17 I ^acbroke ^adthe fangs of the unrighteous
and made him drop his prey from his teeth.

Psalms 8:1-4

How Majestic Is Your Name

To the choirmaster: according to The ^aeGittith. ^{▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term} A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your ^agname in all the earth!
You have set your ^ahglory above the heavens.
2 ^aiOut of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established ^ajstrength because of your foes,
to still ^akthe enemy and the avenger.
3 When I ^allook at your heavens, the work of your ^amfingers,
the moon and the stars, ^anwhich you have set in place,
4 ^aowhat is man that you are ^apmindful of him,
and ^aqthe son of man that you ^arcare for him?

Jeremiah 22:16-17

16 ^asHe judged the cause of the poor and needy;
^atthen it was well.
Is not this ^auto know me?
declares the Lord.
17 But you have eyes and heart
only for your dishonest gain,
^avfor shedding innocent blood,
and for practicing oppression and violence.”

Luke 18:4

4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ^aw‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,

Exodus 18:21-22