Reference for Sanhedrin 14:9
כתיב (שמות כ, כג) לא תעשון אתי אלהי כסף ואלהי זהב אלהי כסף ואלהי זהב הוא דלא עבדי הא דעץ שרי אמר רב אשי אלוה הבא בשביל כסף ואלוה הבא בשביל זהב
Resh Lakish said: He who appoints an incompetent judge over the Communityis as though he had planted an<i>Asherah</i><span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A sacred tree or pole associated with the ancient Semitic cults. ');"><sup>13</sup></span> in Israel, for itis written: <i>Judges and officers shalt thou appoint unto thee</i>, andsoon after it is said: <i>Thou shalt not plant thee </i>Asherah <i>of anykind of tree</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XVI. 18-19. ');"><sup>14</sup></span>
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