Bible Cross References
And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
Numbers 15:33
He was taken to Moses, Aaron, and the whole community,
Numbers 15:34
and was put under guard, because it was not clear what should be done with him.
Exodus 18:13
The next day Moses was settling disputes among the people, and he was kept busy from morning till night.
Exodus 18:14
When Jethro saw everything that Moses had to do, he asked, "What is all this that you are doing for the people? Why are you doing this all alone, with people standing here from morning till night to consult you?"
Exodus 18:19-26
19
Now let me give you some good advice, and God will be with you. It is right for you to represent the people before God and bring their disputes to him.
20
You should teach them God's commands and explain to them how they should live and what they should do.
21
But in addition, you should choose some capable men and appoint them as leaders of the people: leaders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. They must be God-fearing men who can be trusted and who cannot be bribed.
22
Let them serve as judges for the people on a permanent basis. They can bring all the difficult cases to you, but they themselves can decide all the smaller disputes. That will make it easier for you, as they share your burden.
23
If you do this, as God commands, you will not wear yourself out, and all these people can go home with their disputes settled."
24
Moses took Jethro's advice
25
and chose capable men from among all the Israelites. He appointed them as leaders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
26
They served as judges for the people on a permanent basis, bringing the difficult cases to Moses but deciding the smaller disputes themselves.
Deuteronomy 17:8-10
8
"It may be that some cases will be too difficult for the local judges to decide, such as certain cases of property rights or of bodily injury or those cases that involve a distinction between murder and manslaughter. When this happens, go to the one place of worship chosen by the LORD your God,
9
and present your case to the levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time, and let them decide the case.
10
They will give their decision, and you are to do exactly as they tell you.