דברי הימים א, פרק כ״ז, פסוק כ״ט

Managing the agricultural wealth of a kingdom required a highly organized and strategic approach to leadership. The region known as the Sharon was a flat, highly fertile, and rich land, making it an ideal environment for raising livestock [מצודת דוד]. To oversee the cattle grazing in this lush area, a man named Shirtai the Sharonite was chosen. His selection was highly intentional; as a local, he was deeply familiar with the region and already accustomed to pasturing animals in that specific environment.

This appointment highlights the broader management strategy utilized during this period. The guiding administrative principle was to assign leadership roles exclusively to individuals who were highly experienced and naturally accustomed to the specific field they were meant to oversee [רש״י, מצודת דוד]. Following this same organized approach of matching experts to their local environments, another manager, Shaphat the son of Adlai, was appointed to oversee the distinct cattle herds that grazed down in the valleys.