Verse 2

he called all Israel and their Elders, heades, iudges, and officers, and sayde vnto them: I am olde and well aged,

Referenced Verses

• Josh 24:1 : 1 Iosua gathered all the trybes of Israel together vnto Sichem, and called the Elders of Israel, the heades, iudges and officers. And wha they were come before God,
• 1 Chr 28:1 : 1 And Dauid gathered vnto Ierusalem all the rulers of Israel, namely ye prynces of the trybes, the rulers ouer the courses, which wayted vpon the kynge, the captaynes ouer thousandes and ouer hundreds, the rulers ouer the goodes and catell of the kynge and of his sonnes, with the chaberlaines, warryers and valeaunt men.
• Deut 31:28 : 28 Gather now vnto me all the Elders of youre trybes, and youre officers, yt I maye speake these wordes in their eares, and take heauen and earth to recorde agaynst them.
• Acts 20:17-35 : 17 But from Mileton he sent vnto Ephesus, and called for the Elders of the congregacion. 18 Whan they were come to him, he sayde vnto them: Ye knowe sence the first daye that I came in to Asia, after what maner I haue bene with you at all tyme, 19 and serued ye LORDE with all humblenesse of mynde, and with many teares and tentacions, which happened vnto me by ye layenges of wayte of the Iewes, 20 how yt I haue kepte backe nothinge yt was profitable, but that I haue shewed you, and taughte you openly, and priuately from house to house. 21 And haue testifyed both vnto the Iewes & to the Grekes the repentaunce towarde God, and faith towarde oure LORDE Iesus. 22 And now beholde, I go bounde in ye sprete vnto Ierusale, not knowinge what shal happen there vnto me, 23 but yt the holy goost witnesseth in euery cite, and sayeth, that bondes and troubles abyde me there. 24 But I regarde none of them, nether counte I my life dearer then my selfe, that I maye fulfyll my course with ioye, and the office yt I haue receaued of the LORDE Iesu, to testifye the Gospell of the grace of God. 25 And now beholde, I knowe that ye shal se my face nomore, all ye, thorow whom I haue gone, and preached the kyngdome of God. 26 Wherfore I take you to recorde this daye, that I am pure from the bloude of all men: 27 For I haue kepte nothinge backe, but haue shewed you all the councell off God. 28 Take hede therfore vnto youre selues, and to all the flocke, amonge the which the holy goost hath set you to be Bishoppes, to fede the congregacion of God, which he hath purchaced thorow his owne bloude. 29 For this I knowe, that after my departinge there shal enter in amonge you greuous wolues, which shal not spare the flocke. 30 Yee eue from amonge youre awne selues shal men aryse, speakynge peruerse doctryne, to drawe disciples after them. 31 Therfore awake, and remembre, that by the space of thre yeares I ceassed not to warne euery one off you both nighte and daye with teares. 32 And now brethren I commende you vnto God, and to ye worde of his grace, which is mightie to edifye you, and to geue you the enheritaunce amoge all them that are sanctified. 33 I haue not desyred syluer, golde or rayment off eny off you. 34 For ye youre selues knowe, that these handes haue mynistred vnto my necessities, and them that were with me. 35 I haue shewed you all thinges, how that so labouringe ye oughte to receaue the weake, and to remembre the worde of the LORDE, how that he sayde: It is more blessed to geue, then to receaue.