8 Behold, I have given the land in your presence; go in and possess the land which the Lord swore unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that he would give unto them and to their seed after them.
9 And I spoke unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone;
10 the Lord your God has multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
11 Let the Lord God of your fathers add upon you a thousand times so many more as ye are and bless you, as he has promised!
12 How can I myself alone bear your troubles and your burdens and your strife?
13 Give me from among you, of your tribes, wise and understanding and expert men, and I will make them the head over you.
14 And ye answered me and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.