Who can find ²  a wife ³  of noble character? ⁴  For her value ⁵  is far more than rubies.

Moses chose capable men from all Israel, and he made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

But you choose ¹  from the people capable men, ²  God-fearing, ³  men of truth, ⁴  those who hate bribes, ⁵  and put them over the people ⁶  as rulers ⁷  of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

All these were the descendants of Obed-Edom. They and their sons and relatives were respected men, capable of doing their responsibilities. There were sixty-two of them related to Obed-Edom.

I fed you milk, ¹  not solid food, for you were not yet ready. In fact, you are still not ready,

Eighteen thousand Benjaminites, all of them capable warriors, fell dead.

When Saul saw how very successful he was, he was afraid of him.

Meshelemiah had sons and relatives who were respected – eighteen in all.

“Many ¹  daughters ²  have done valiantly, ³  but you surpass them all!”

that the person dedicated to God ¹  may be capable ²  and equipped for every good work.

pick the best and most capable ¹  of your master’s sons, place him on his father’s throne, and defend ²  your master’s dynasty.”

All these were the descendants of Asher. They were the leaders of their families, the most capable men, who were warriors and served as head chiefs. There were 26,000 warriors listed in their genealogical records as capable of doing battle. ¹ 

As for the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 respected men, were assigned responsibilities in Israel west of the Jordan; they did the Lord’s work and the king’s service.

The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. His relatives ¹  Elihu and Semakiah were also respected.

Now I am sending you Huram Abi, ¹  a skilled and capable man,

For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.

The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best region of the land. They may live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any highly capable men ¹  among them, put them in charge ²  of my livestock.”

As for the Hebronites: Jeriah was the leader of the Hebronites according to the genealogical records. In the fortieth year of David’s reign, they examined the records and discovered ¹  there were highly respected men in Jazer in Gilead.

That day they killed about ten thousand Moabites ¹  – all strong, capable warriors; not one escaped.

That day twenty-five thousand ¹  sword-wielding Benjaminites fell in battle, all of them capable warriors. ²