Ezra 7:25-26

Ezra Sent to Teach the People

²⁵ "And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, _p appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people in the province Beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God. _q And those who do not know them, you shall teach. ²⁶ Whoever will not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be strictly executed on him, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of his goods or for imprisonment."

1. Cross References
   Exodus 18:21 - 22
   Moreover, look for 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.
   Deuteronomy 16:18
   You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
   
2. Cross References
   Ezra 7:10
   For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.