then I putHananimy brother,and Hananiahthe commanderof the fortress,in chargeof Jerusalem,for he was a faithfulmanand fearedGodmorethanmany.
Now Josephsaidto them on the thirdday,"Dothisand live,for I fearGod:
"The Godof Israelsaid,The Rockof Israelspoketo me, 'He who rulesover menrighteously,Who rulesin the fearof God,
"It will comeabout when I leaveyou that the Spiritof the LORDwill carryyou whereI do not know;so when I comeand tellAhaband he cannotfindyou, he will killme, although [I] your servanthave fearedthe LORDfrom my youth.
AhabcalledObadiahwho[was] overthe household.(Now Obadiahfearedthe LORDgreatly;
that Hanani,oneof my brothers,and some menfrom Judahcame;and I askedthem concerningthe Jewswho had escaped[and] had survivedthe captivity,and aboutJerusalem.
Hoshea,Hananiah,Hasshub,
In chargeof the storehousesI appointedShelemiahthe priest,Zadokthe scribe,and Pedaiahof the Levites,and in additionto them was Hananthe sonof Zaccur,the sonof Mattaniah;for they were consideredreliable,and it was their taskto distributeto their kinsmen.
and a letterto Asaphthe keeperof the king'sforest,that he may giveme timberto makebeamsfor the gatesof the fortresswhichis by the temple,for the wallof the cityand for the houseto whichI will go."And the kinggranted[them] to me because the goodhandof my God[was] on me.
But the formergovernorswhowere beforeme laidburdenson the peopleand tookfrom them breadand winebesidesfortyshekelsof silver;eventheir servantsdomineeredthe people.But I did not dosobecauseof the fearof God.
Then I saidto them, "Do not let the gatesof Jerusalembe openeduntilthe sunis hot,and whilethey are standing[guard], let them shutand boltthe doors.Also appointguardsfrom the inhabitantsof Jerusalem,eachat his post,and eachin frontof his own house."
There was a manin the landof Uzwhose namewas Job;and that manwas blameless,upright,fearingGodand turningawayfrom evil.
My eyesshall be upon the faithfulof the land,that they may dwellwith me; He who walksin a blamelesswayis the onewho will ministerto me.
"Furthermore, you shall selectout of allthe peopleablemenwho fearGod,menof truth,those who hatedishonestgain;and you shall place[these] overthem [as] leadersof thousands,of hundreds,of fiftiesand of tens.
Thenthe commissionersand satrapsbegan tryingto finda groundof accusationagainst Danielin regardto governmentaffairs;but they couldfindnogroundof accusationor [evidence of] corruption,inasmuchas he was faithful,and nonegligenceor corruptionwas [to be] foundin him.
"Not so,with My servantMoses,He is faithfulin allMy household;
"Whothenis the faithfuland sensibleslavewhomhis masterput in chargeof his householdto givethem their foodat the proper time?
"His mastersaidto him, 'Well done,goodand faithfulslave.You were faithfulwith a few things,I will put you in chargeof many things;enterinto the joyof your master.'
In this case,moreover,it is requiredof stewardsthat onebe foundtrustworthy.
The things whichyou have heardfrom me in the presenceof manywitnesses,entrusttheseto faithfulmenwhowill be ableto teachothersalso.
