Exodus 18:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

And they judged the people at all times; the hard cases they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

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  • Exod 18:22 : 22 And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves; so it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you.
  • Deut 17:8 : 8 If a matter arises that is too hard for you to judge, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of dispute within your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the LORD your God chooses,
  • 1 Kgs 3:16-28 : 16 Then two women, who were harlots, came to the king and stood before him. 17 And one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I gave birth to a child with her in the house. 18 And it came to pass the third day after I had given birth, that this woman also gave birth: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, only we two in the house. 19 And this woman's child died in the night, because she lay on it. 20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while your servant slept, and laid him in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. 21 And when I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, it was dead; but when I considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, whom I had borne. 22 And the other woman said, No; but the living is my son, and the dead is your son. And this said, No; but the dead is your son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king. 23 Then the king said, The one says, This is my son that lives, and your son is the dead; and the other says, No; but your son is the dead, and my son is the living. 24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king. 25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. 26 Then the woman whose the living child was, spoke to the king, for her heart yearned for her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and do not kill it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor yours, but divide it. 27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and do not kill it: she is the mother thereof. 28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had made; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do judgment.
  • 1 Kgs 10:1 : 1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
  • Job 29:16 : 16 I was a father to the poor, and I searched out the case I did not know.
  • Exod 18:14-15 : 14 When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand by you from morning to evening? 15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

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  • Exod 18:13-25
    13 verses
    85%

    13And it happened on the next day that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood by Moses from morning until evening.

    14When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand by you from morning to evening?

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

    16When they have a dispute, they come to me, and I judge between one and another, and make them know the statutes of God and His laws.

    17And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that you do is not good.

    18You will surely wear yourself out, and these people who are with you as well, for this thing is too heavy for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself.

    19Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God will be with you. Be for the people a representative to God, that you may bring the causes to God.

    20And you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do.

    21Moreover, you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

    22And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves; so it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you.

    23If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all this people will go to their place in peace.

    24So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he said.

    25And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

  • Deut 16:18
    73%

    18Judges and officers you shall make for yourself in all your gates, which the LORD your God gives you, throughout your tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

  • Deut 1:13-18
    6 verses
    72%

    13Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men among your tribes, and I will make them leaders over you.

    14And you answered me and said, The thing which you have spoken is good for us to do.

    15So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and known men, and made them leaders over you, captains over thousands, captains over hundreds, captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.

    16And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear the cases between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger who is with him.

    17You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid of anyone, for the judgment is God's. The case that is too difficult for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.

    18And I commanded you at that time all the things which you should do.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
    69%

    6And said to the judges, Take heed what you do, for you judge not for man but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.

  • Deut 17:8-10
    3 verses
    69%

    8If a matter arises that is too hard for you to judge, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of dispute within your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the LORD your God chooses,

    9and you shall come to the priests, the Levites, and to the judge who is in office in those days, and inquire, and they shall declare to you the verdict of the judgment.

    10You shall do according to the decision they give you at the place which the LORD chooses, and you shall be careful to do according to all that they instruct you.

  • Exod 18:27
    69%

    27And Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way to his own land.

  • Num 27:5
    69%

    5And Moses brought their case before the LORD.

  • Deut 25:1
    69%

    1If there is a dispute between men, and they come to judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

  • Exod 21:1
    69%

    1Now these are the judgments you shall set before them.

  • Judg 2:18-19
    2 verses
    69%

    18And when the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD was with the judge and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings due to those who oppressed them and vexed them.

    19And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them and to bow down to them; they did not cease from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.

  • 2 Chr 19:8
    68%

    8Moreover, in Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.

  • Exod 24:3
    67%

    3And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD has said, we will do.

  • Exod 18:8
    67%

    8And Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the hardships that had come upon them along the way, and how the LORD delivered them.

  • Judg 2:16
    67%

    16Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, who delivered them out of the hand of those who plundered them.

  • Num 25:5
    67%

    5And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Slay each of his men who were joined to Baal of Peor.

  • Exod 19:7
    67%

    7And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before them all these words which the LORD commanded him.

  • Num 30:1
    66%

    1And Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD has commanded.

  • Deut 19:17
    66%

    17Then both men in the controversy shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who serve in that time;

  • Exod 24:14
    66%

    14And he said to the elders, Wait here for us until we come again to you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man has any matters to do, let him come to them.

  • 1 Cor 6:4
    66%

    4If then you have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

  • Exod 18:1
    66%

    1When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt,

  • Num 29:40
    66%

    40And Moses told the children of Israel everything the LORD commanded him.

  • Num 32:28
    66%

    28So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel,

  • Acts 13:18
    66%

    18And for about forty years he cared for them in the wilderness.

  • Num 31:48
    66%

    48And the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near to Moses,

  • Lev 26:46
    65%

    46These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made between Him and the children of Israel on Mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.

  • 1 Sam 7:16
    65%

    16And he went from year to year in a circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpah, and judged Israel in all those places.

  • Num 11:16
    65%

    16And the LORD said to Moses, Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them to the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with you.

  • Ezek 44:24
    65%

    24And in controversy, they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments, and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my assemblies; and they shall hallow my Sabbaths.

  • 1 Cor 6:2
    65%

    2Do you not know that the saints shall judge the world? And if the world shall be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?