Exodus 18:25
Moses chose capable men from all Israel, and he made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
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- Deut 1:15 : 15 So I chose as your tribal leaders wise and well-known men, placing them over you as administrators of groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and also as other tribal officials.
- Exod 18:21 : 21 But you choose from the people capable men, God-fearing, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
- Acts 6:5 : 5 The proposal pleased the entire group, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a Gentile convert to Judaism from Antioch.
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- Exod 18:20-245 verses84%
20warn them of the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do.
21But you choose from the people capable men, God-fearing, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
22They will judge the people under normal circumstances, and every difficult case they will bring to you, but every small case they themselves will judge, so that you may make it easier for yourself, and 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 these people will be able to go home satisfied.”
24Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he had said.
- Deut 1:13-153 verses82%
13Select wise and practical men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders.”
14You replied to me that what I had said to you was good.
15So I chose as your tribal leaders wise and well-known men, placing them over you as administrators of groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and also as other tribal officials.
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26They judged the people under normal circumstances; the difficult cases they would bring to Moses, but every small case they would judge themselves.
- Num 31:47-482 verses74%
47From the Israelites’ share Moses took one of every fifty people and animals and gave them to the Levites who were responsible for the care of the LORD’s tabernacle, just as the LORD commanded Moses.
48Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders over thousands and the commanders over hundreds, approached Moses
- Num 1:16-172 verses73%
16The Census of the Tribes These were the ones chosen from the community, leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the thousands of Israel.
17So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned specifically by name,
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1Vows Made by Men Moses told the leaders of the tribes concerning the Israelites,“This is what the LORD has commanded:
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16The Response of God The LORD said to Moses,“Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know are elders of the people and officials over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting; let them take their position there with you.
- Num 13:1-33 verses72%
1Spies Sent Out The LORD spoke to Moses:
2“Send out men to investigate 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 command of the LORD. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.
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24So Moses went out and told the people the words of the LORD. He then gathered seventy men of the elders of the people and had them stand around the tabernacle.
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28So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes.
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7So Moses came and summoned the elders of Israel. He set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him,
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12He will appoint for himself leaders of thousands and leaders of fifties, as well as those who plow his ground, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and his chariot equipment.
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14He was accompanied by ten leaders, one from each of the Israelite tribes, each one a family leader among the Israelite clans.
- Exod 18:13-164 verses71%
13On the next day Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning until evening.
14When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said,“What is this that you are doing for the people? Why are you sitting by yourself, and all the people stand around you from morning until evening?”
15Moses said to his father-in-law,“Because the people come to me to inquire of God.
16When they have a dispute, it comes to me and I decide between a man and his neighbor, and I make known the decrees of God and his laws.”
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14The Death of the Midianite Women But Moses was furious with the officers of the army, the commanders over thousands and commanders over hundreds, who had come from service in the war.
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1The Death of Absalom David assembled the army that was with him. He appointed leaders of thousands and leaders of hundreds.
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29Then Moses and Aaron went and brought together all the Israelite elders.
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19just as the LORD had commanded Moses. And so he numbered them in the desert of Sinai.
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5So a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for battle in all, were provided out of the thousands of Israel.
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5So Moses said to the judges of Israel,“Each of you must execute those of his men who were joined to Baal-peor.”
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2and rebelled against Moses, along with some of the Israelites, 250 leaders of the community, chosen from the assembly, famous men.
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30Then Moses returned to the camp along with the elders of Israel.
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18Provision for Justice You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the LORD your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.
- Num 27:15-173 verses69%
15Then Moses spoke to the LORD:
16“Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all humankind, appoint a man over the community,
17who will go out before them, and who will come in before them, and who will lead them out, and who will bring them in, so that the community of the LORD may not be like sheep that have no shepherd.”
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5The LORD was king over Jeshurun, when the leaders of the people assembled, the tribes of Israel together.
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9Then, when the officers have finished speaking, they must appoint unit commanders to lead the troops.
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42So Moses numbered all the firstborn males among the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him.
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40(30:1) So Moses told the Israelites everything, just as the LORD had commanded him.
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22So Moses did as the LORD commanded him; he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before the whole community.
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34Summary So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the community numbered the Kohathites by their families and by clans,
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3So Moses spoke to the people:“Arm men from among you for the war, to attack the Midianites and to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian.
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10These men worked for King Solomon as supervisors; there were a total of 250 of them who were in charge of the people.