1 Samuel 8:1

Israel's Demand For A King

¹ And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. ² And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheba.

Israel

Samuel

Deuteronomy 16:18-19

Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes, that they may judge the people with just judgment.

Judges 5:10

"Tell of it, you who ride on tawny asses, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way.

Judges 8:22-23

Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, "Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also; for you have delivered us out of the hand of Mid'ian."

Judges 10:4

And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty asses; and they had thirty cities, called Hav'voth-ja'ir to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

Judges 12:14

He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy asses; and he judged Israel eight years.

2 Chronicles 19:5-6

And he set judges in the land throughout the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.

Nehemiah 7:2

And I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the citadel, charge over Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man and feared God above many.

1 Timothy 5:21

I testify before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, that thou keep these things without prejudice, doing nothing by favour.