Verse 26

And they judged{H8199} the people{H5971} at all seasons:{H6256} the hard{H7186} causes{H1697} they brought{H935} unto Moses,{H4872} but every small{H6996} matter{H1697} they judged{H8199} themselves.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 18:22 : 22 and let them judge{H8199} the people{H5971} at all seasons:{H6256} and it shall be, that every great{H1419} matter{H1697} they shall bring{H935} unto thee, but every small{H6996} matter{H1697} they shall judge{H8199} themselves: so shall it be easier{H7043} for thyself, and they shall bear{H5375} [the burden] with thee.
  • Deut 17:8 : 8 If there arise a matter{H1697} too hard{H6381} for thee in judgment,{H4941} between blood{H1818} and blood,{H1818} between plea{H1779} and plea,{H1779} and between stroke{H5061} and stroke,{H5061} being matters{H1697} of controversy{H7379} within thy gates;{H8179} then shalt thou arise,{H6965} and get thee up{H5927} unto the place{H4725} which Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} shall choose;{H977}
  • 1 Kgs 3:16-28 : 16 Then there came{H935} two{H8147} women{H802} that were harlots,{H2181} unto the king,{H4428} and stood{H5975} before{H6440} him. 17 And the one{H259} woman{H802} said,{H559} Oh,{H994} my lord,{H113} I and this woman{H802} dwell{H3427} in one{H259} house;{H1004} and I was delivered of a child{H3205} with her in the house.{H1004} 18 And it came to pass the third{H7992} day{H3117} after I was delivered,{H3205} that this woman{H802} was delivered{H3205} also; and we were together;{H3162} there was no stranger{H2114} with us in the house,{H1004} save{H2108} we two{H8147} in the house.{H1004} 19 And this woman's{H802} child{H1121} died{H4191} in the night,{H3915} because she lay{H7901} upon it. 20 And she arose{H6965} at midnight,{H8432} and took{H3947} my son{H1121} from beside{H681} me, while thy handmaid{H519} slept,{H3463} and laid{H7901} it in her bosom,{H2436} and laid{H7901} her dead{H4191} child{H1121} in my bosom.{H2436} 21 And when I rose{H6965} in the morning{H1242} to give my child{H1121} suck,{H3243} behold, it was dead;{H4191} but when I had looked{H995} at it in the morning,{H1242} behold, it was not my son,{H1121} whom I did bear.{H3205} 22 And the other{H312} woman{H802} said,{H559} Nay; but the living{H2416} is my son,{H1121} and the dead{H4191} is thy son.{H1121} And this said,{H559} No; but the dead{H4191} is thy son,{H1121} and the living{H2416} is my son.{H1121} Thus they spake{H1696} before{H6440} the king.{H4428} 23 Then said{H559} the king,{H4428} The one{H2063} saith,{H559} This is my son{H1121} that liveth,{H2416} and thy son{H1121} is the dead:{H4191} and the other{H2063} saith,{H559} Nay; but thy son{H1121} is the dead,{H4191} and my son{H1121} is the living.{H2416} 24 And the king{H4428} said,{H559} Fetch{H3947} me a sword.{H2719} And they brought{H935} a sword{H2719} before{H6440} the king.{H4428} 25 And the king{H4428} said,{H559} Divide{H1504} the living{H2416} child{H3206} in two,{H8147} and give{H5414} half{H2677} to the one,{H259} and half{H2677} to the other.{H259} 26 Then spake{H559} the woman{H802} whose the living{H2416} child{H1121} was unto the king,{H4428} for her heart{H7356} yearned{H3648} over her son,{H1121} and she said,{H559} Oh,{H994} my lord,{H113} give{H5414} her the living{H2416} child,{H3205} and in no wise{H4191} slay{H4191} it. But the other said,{H559} It shall be neither mine nor thine; divide{H1504} it. 27 Then the king{H4428} answered{H6030} and said,{H559} Give{H5414} her the living{H2416} child,{H3205} and in no wise{H4191} slay{H4191} it: she is the mother{H517} thereof. 28 And all Israel{H3478} heard{H8085} of the judgment{H4941} which the king{H4428} had judged;{H8199} and they feared{H3372} the king:{H6440} for they saw{H7200} that the wisdom{H2451} of God{H430} was in him,{H7130} to do{H6213} justice.{H4941}
  • 1 Kgs 10:1 : 1 And when the queen{H4436} of Sheba{H7614} heard{H8085} of the fame{H8088} of Solomon{H8010} concerning the name{H8034} of Jehovah,{H3068} she came{H935} to prove{H5254} him with hard questions.{H2420}
  • Job 29:16 : 16 I was a father{H1} to the needy:{H34} And the cause{H7379} of him that I knew{H3045} not I searched out.{H2713}
  • Exod 18:14-15 : 14 And when Moses'{H4872} father-in-law{H2859} saw{H7200} all that he did{H6213} to the people,{H5971} he said,{H559} What is this thing{H1697} that thou doest{H6213} to the people?{H5971} why sittest{H3427} thou thyself alone, and all the people{H5971} stand{H5324} about thee from morning{H1242} unto even?{H6153} 15 And Moses{H4872} said{H559} unto his father-in-law,{H2859} Because the people{H5971} come{H935} unto me to inquire{H1875} of God:{H430}