But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,

And he said to the judges, Take heed what ye do; for ye judge not for man, but for Jehovah, who will be with you in the matter of judgment.

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter; for a higher than the high is watching, and there are higher than they.

The gods

I have said, Ye are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High;

{A Psalm of David.} I will give thee thanks with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing psalms of thee.

then his master shall bring him before the judges, and shall bring him to the door, or to the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall be his bondman for ever.

Thou shalt not revile the judges, nor curse a prince amongst thy people.

If he called them gods to whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken),

General references

I have said, Ye are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High;