how were government leaders or kings elected in the bible?
Also, Ezra found great favor in the eyes of King Artaxerxes who gave Ezra the authority to govern in a godly manner (Ezra 7:25-26), which is why Ezra said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the LORD that..…