Exodus 18:25

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

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  • Deut 1:15 : 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.
  • 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.
  • Acts 6:5 : 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 18:20-24
    5 verses
    84%

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

    21But 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.

    22Let 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.

    23If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to endure, and all these people will go home satisfied and at peace.

    24Moses listened to his father-in-law’s advice and did everything he said.

  • Deut 1:13-15
    3 verses
    82%

    13Choose for yourselves wise, discerning, and known men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.

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

    15So 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.

  • Exod 18:26
    80%

    26They judged the people at all times. They brought the difficult cases to Moses, but they decided the simple ones themselves.

  • Num 31:47-48
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    74%

    47From the Israelites' half, Moses took one out of every fifty, whether man or beast, and gave them to the Levites, who were responsible for the care of the LORD's tabernacle, as the LORD had commanded him.

    48Then the officers who were over the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—approached Moses

  • Num 1:16-17
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    73%

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

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

  • Num 30:1
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    1Moses said to the Israelites everything the LORD had commanded him.

  • Num 11:16
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    16The 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.'

  • Num 13:1-3
    3 verses
    72%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    2Send 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.

    3So Moses sent them from the Wilderness of Paran at the LORD’s command. All of them were men who were leaders of the Israelites.

  • Num 11:24
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    24So Moses went out and told the people what the LORD had said. He gathered seventy of their elders and had them stand around the Tent.

  • Num 32:28
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    28So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the tribes of Israel.

  • Exod 19:7
    71%

    7So Moses came and summoned the elders of the people. He set before them all the words that the LORD had commanded him.

  • 1 Sam 8:12
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    12He 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.

  • Josh 22:14
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    14With him, they sent ten leaders—one leader for each tribe of Israel, each the head of a family division among the Israelite clans.

  • Exod 18:13-16
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    71%

    13The next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.

    14When Moses’ father-in-law saw everything he was doing for the people, he said, 'What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, while all the people stand around you from morning till evening?'

    15Moses answered his father-in-law, 'Because the people come to me to inquire of God.'

    16Whenever they have a dispute, they come to me to seek judgment. I decide between one person and another and make known the statutes of God and His laws.

  • Num 31:14
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    14But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds—who returned from war.

  • 2 Sam 18:1
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    1David mustered the people who were with him and appointed commanders over thousands and commanders over hundreds.

  • Exod 4:29
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    29Moses and Aaron went and gathered all the elders of the Israelites.

  • Num 1:19
    69%

    19just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So they counted them in the wilderness of Sinai.

  • Num 31:5
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    5So they selected from the thousands of Israel a thousand men from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for battle.

  • Num 25:5
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    5So Moses said to the judges of Israel, 'Each of you must kill those of your men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor.'

  • Num 16:2
    69%

    2They rose up against Moses, accompanied by 250 leaders of Israel, men of reputation who had been chosen to represent the assembly.

  • Num 11:30
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    30Then Moses returned to the camp along with the elders of Israel.

  • Deut 16:18
    69%

    18Appoint 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 27:15-17
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    69%

    15Moses spoke to the LORD, saying:

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

    17to 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.

  • Deut 33:5
    68%

    5He became king in Jeshurun when the heads of the people gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.

  • Deut 20:9
    68%

    9When the officers have finished speaking to the people, they shall appoint commanders to lead the armies at the head of the troops.

  • Num 3:42
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    42So Moses counted all the firstborn among the people of Israel as the LORD commanded him.

  • Num 27:22
    68%

    22Moses did as the LORD commanded. He took Joshua, set him before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly,

  • Num 4:34
    68%

    34So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their clans and by their ancestral houses,

  • Num 31:3
    68%

    3So Moses said to the people, 'Arm some of your men for battle, to go against Midian and execute the LORD's vengeance on Midian.'

  • 2 Chr 8:10
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    10These were the chief officers over King Solomon’s projects: 250 officials who supervised the people.