'Elders of Israel' in the Bible

Now Abner had consultation with the elders of Israel, saying, “In times past you were seeking for David to be king over you.

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them before the Lord at Hebron; then they anointed David king over Israel.

So the plan pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.

Then Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, “This is what Ahithophel counseled Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have counseled.