Exodus 18:21-22
18:21 But you choose
from the people capable men,
God-fearing,
men of truth,
those who hate bribes,
and put them over the people
as rulers
of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
18:22 They will judge
the people under normal circumstances,
and every difficult case
they will bring to you, but every small case
they themselves will judge, so that
you may make it easier for yourself,
and they will bear the burden
with you.
Exodus 21:8
21:8 If she does not please
her master, who has designated her
for himself, then he must let her be redeemed.
He has no right
to sell her to a foreign nation, because he has dealt deceitfully
with her.
Deuteronomy 29:10
29:10 You are standing today, all of you, before the
Lord your God – the heads of your tribes,
your elders, your officials, every Israelite man,
Deuteronomy 31:28
31:28 Gather to me all your tribal elders and officials so I can speak to them directly about these things and call the heavens and the earth to witness against them.
Deuteronomy 31:1
Succession of Moses by Joshua
31:1 Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel.
Deuteronomy 21:8
21:8 Do not blame
your people Israel whom you redeemed, O
Lord, and do not hold them accountable for the bloodshed of an innocent person.”
Then atonement will be made for the bloodshed.
Proverbs 31:23
31:23 Her husband is well-known in the city gate
when he sits with the elders of the land.
Lamentations 5:14
5:14 The elders are gone from the city gate;
the young men have stopped playing their music.
Acts 6:12
6:12 They incited the people, the
elders, and the experts in the law;
then they approached Stephen,
seized him, and brought him before the council.