aDeut. 1:15
bch. 1:16; Num. 11:16; Josh. 1:10; 1 Chr. 23:4; 26:29
c[Prov. 2:6, 9; James 1:5]
dPs. 72:1, 2
e[2 Sam. 14:17; Isa. 7:15; Heb. 5:14]
f[1 John 5:14, 15]
gch. 4:29-31; 5:12; 10:23, 24; Eccles. 1:16
h[1 Kgs. 15:27]; See 1 Kgs. 16:8-28; 2 Kgs. 15:8-15

Exodus 18:25

25 aMoses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Deuteronomy 16:18

Justice

18“You shall appoint bjudges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

1 Kings 3:9-12

9 cGive your servant therefore an understanding mind dto govern your people, that I may ediscern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?”

10It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. 11And God said to him, “Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, 12behold, fI now do according to your word. Behold, gI give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you.

Proverbs 28:2

2When a land transgresses, hit has many rulers,
but with a man of understanding and knowledge,
its stability will long continue.
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