He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”
Exodus 18:21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 You should also look for able men among all the people, men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain; set them as officers over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Moreover, you shall choose able men from all the people–God-fearing men of truth who hate unjust gain–and place them over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, to be their rulers. American Standard Version (1901) Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: Common English Bible But you should also look among all the people for capable persons who respect God. They should be trustworthy and not corrupt. Set these persons over the people as officers of groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. Catholic Public Domain Version Then provide, from all of the people, men capable and fearing God, in whom there is truth and who hate avarice, and appoint from them tribunes, and leaders of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, in whom there is truth, and that hate avarice: and appoint of them rulers of thousands, and of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens, |
He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”
On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:
The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land; let them live in the land of Goshen; and if you know that there are capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”
Then David mustered the men who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.
The God of Israel has spoken; the Rock of Israel has said to me: “One who rules over people justly, ruling in the fear of God,
As soon as I have gone from you, the spirit of the Lord will carry you I know not where; so, when I come and tell Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me, although I your servant have revered the Lord from my youth.
Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah revered the Lord greatly;
“And you, Ezra, according to the God-given wisdom you possess, appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people in the province Beyond the River who know the laws of your God, and you shall teach those who do not know them.
So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God, to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?
I gave my brother Hanani charge over Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.
There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
I was a father to the needy, and I championed the cause of the stranger.
“If I have rejected the cause of my male or female slaves, when they brought a complaint against me,
who do not lend money at interest and do not take a bribe against the innocent. Those who do these things shall never be moved.
Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some men for us and go out; fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.”
Moses chose able men from all Israel and appointed them as heads over the people, as officers over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
When a land rebels it has many rulers; but with an intelligent person, honesty endures.
The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments, for that is the whole duty of everyone.
then a throne shall be established in steadfast love in the tent of David, and on it shall sit in faithfulness a ruler who seeks justice and is swift to do what is right.
Those who walk righteously and speak uprightly, who despise the gain of oppression, who wave away a bribe instead of accepting it, who stop their ears from hearing of bloodshed and shut their eyes from looking on evil,
No one brings suit justly; no one goes to law honestly; they rely on empty pleas; they speak lies, conceiving mischief and bearing iniquity.
Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, look around and take note! Search its squares and see if you can find one person who acts justly and seeks truth— so that I may pardon Jerusalem.
does not take advance or accrued interest, withholds his hand from iniquity, executes true justice between contending parties,
In you, they take bribes to shed blood; you take both advance interest and accrued interest and make gain of your neighbors by extortion, and you have forgotten me, says the Lord God.
“Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another;
These are the things that you shall do: speak the truth to one another, render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace,
These were the ones chosen from the congregation, the leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the divisions of Israel.
A man from each tribe shall be with you, each man the head of his ancestral house.
But if only one is blown, then the leaders, the heads of the tribes of Israel, shall assemble before you.
He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people.
For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone,
Therefore, brothers and sisters, select from among yourselves seven men of good standing, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this task,
not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money.
and with him ten chiefs, one from each of the tribal families of Israel, every one of them the head of a family among the clans of Israel.
and he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots.
Yet his sons did not follow in his ways but turned aside after gain; they took bribes and perverted justice.