Deuteronomy 1:13

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Choose for yourselves wise, discerning, and known men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.

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  • Exod 18:21 : 21 But select capable men from among all the people—men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain. Appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
  • Num 11:16-17 : 16 The LORD said to Moses, 'Gather seventy men from the elders of Israel whom you know to be leaders of the people and their officials. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting, and have them stand there with you.' 17 I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it alone.
  • Acts 1:21-23 : 21 Therefore, it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from John's baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.” 23 So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
  • Acts 6:2-6 : 2 So the Twelve summoned all the disciples together and said, 'It would not be right for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.' 3 Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint to this responsibility. 4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word. 5 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a convert from Antioch. 6 They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

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  • Deut 1:14-18
    5 verses
    88%

    14 And you answered me and said, 'What you have proposed is good for us to do.'

    15 So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and known men, and appointed them as heads over you—leaders over thousands, hundreds, fifties, tens, and officers for your tribes.

    16 At that time, I commanded your judges, saying, 'Hear the disputes between your brothers and judge fairly between a man and his brother or the foreigner who is residing among them.'

    17 Do not show partiality in judgment; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring any case that is too difficult for you to me, and I will hear it.

    18 At that time, I commanded you concerning all the things you were to do.

  • Deut 1:12
    78%

    12 But how can I alone bear your troubles, your burdens, and your disputes?

  • Exod 18:19-22
    4 verses
    78%

    19 Now listen to me; I will give you advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people's representative before God and bring their disputes to Him.

    20 Teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way they must walk and the work they must do.

    21 But select capable men from among all the people—men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain. Appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

    22 Let them judge the people at all times. Have them bring every difficult case to you, but have them decide simple cases themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you.

  • Exod 18:25
    76%

    25 He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

  • 1 Sam 12:13
    73%

    13 Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for. See, the LORD has set a king over you.

  • Deut 17:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14 When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you and take possession of it and settle in it, and you say, 'Let us appoint a king over us, like all the nations around us,'

    15 be sure to appoint a king the LORD your God chooses. He must be from among your fellow Israelites. Do not place a foreigner over you, one who is not an Israelite.

  • Num 13:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    2 Send men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. You are to send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a leader among them.

  • Deut 1:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22 Then all of you approached me and said, 'Let us send men ahead of us to explore the land and bring back a report about the route we should take and the cities we will come to.'

    23 The idea seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one man for each tribe.

  • Ezra 7:25
    72%

    25 And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, are to appoint judges and magistrates who can judge all the people in the region beyond the River—all those who know the laws of your God. And for anyone who does not know them, you shall teach them.

  • Deut 29:10
    72%

    10 Your children, your wives, and the resident foreigner who lives among your camps, from the one who cuts your wood to the one who draws your water.

  • Deut 16:18
    72%

    18 Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.

  • Num 1:4
    71%

    4 A man from each tribe, the head of his ancestral house, will assist you.

  • 1 Kgs 12:9
    71%

    9 He asked them, "What is your advice? How should we reply to these people who have said to me, 'Lighten the yoke your father has put on us'?"

  • Josh 4:2
    71%

    2 “Choose twelve men from among the people, one man from each tribe,

  • Josh 3:12
    71%

    12 Now then, select twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.

  • Num 11:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16 The LORD said to Moses, 'Gather seventy men from the elders of Israel whom you know to be leaders of the people and their officials. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting, and have them stand there with you.'

    17 I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it alone.

  • Isa 3:2
    71%

    2 The mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder.

  • 1 Sam 8:11-12
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    71%

    11 He said, 'This is what the king who will reign over you will demand: He will take your sons and assign them to his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots.

    12 He will appoint them as commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties. Some will plow his fields, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.

  • Num 27:16-17
    2 verses
    70%

    16 May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all humankind, appoint a man over the assembly

    17 to go out and come in before them, to lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.

  • 2 Chr 10:9
    70%

    9 He asked them, "What is your advice? How should we answer these people who say to me, 'Lighten the yoke your father put on us'?"

  • Num 1:16-17
    2 verses
    70%

    16 These were the appointed leaders of the congregation, the chiefs of their ancestral tribes; they were the heads of the clans of Israel.

    17 Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,

  • 1 Kgs 11:37
    70%

    37 I will take you, and you will reign over all that your heart desires, and you will be king over Israel.

  • Hos 13:10
    70%

    10 Where now is your king to save you in all your cities? And where are your rulers, about whom you said, 'Give me a king and princes'?

  • Josh 18:4
    70%

    4 Appoint three men from each tribe. I will send them out to survey the land and map it according to their inheritances. Then they will return to me.

  • 2 Chr 1:10
    70%

    10 Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?

  • 1 Kgs 3:9
    70%

    9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between good and evil, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?

  • Deut 17:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9 Go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you the verdict.

    10 You must act according to the decision they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you.

  • Josh 22:14
    70%

    14 With him, they sent ten leaders—one leader for each tribe of Israel, each the head of a family division among the Israelite clans.

  • Num 34:18
    70%

    18 You shall also appoint one leader from each tribe to divide the land as an inheritance.

  • Deut 1:9
    69%

    9 At that time I said to you, 'I cannot carry you by myself alone.

  • 1 Chr 13:1
    69%

    1 David consulted with the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.