² And he took ten men ^(A)of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down.

^8 (A)So she wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to ^(B)the elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city.

¹² And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council,

⁸ If she does not please her master, who has designated her^[a] for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has broken faith with her.

²⁸ Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak ^(A)these words in their ears and ^(B)call heaven and earth to witness against them.

¹⁰ “You are standing today, all of you, before the Lord your God: the heads of your tribes,^[a] your elders, and your officers, all the men of Israel,

²¹ Moreover, look for ^(A)able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. ²² And ^(B)let them judge the people at all times. ^(C)Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will ^(D)bear the burden with you.