Exodus 18:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

These judges can handle the ordinary cases and bring the more difficult ones to you. Having them to share the load will make your work easier.

Cross References

Ezra 7:25

Ezra, use the wisdom God has given you and choose officials and leaders to govern the people of Western Province. These leaders should know God's laws and have them taught to anyone who doesn't know them.

Exodus 18:18

You and the people who come to you will soon be worn out. The job is too much for one person; you can't do it alone.

Exodus 18:23

This is the way God wants it done. You won't be under nearly as much stress, and everyone else will return home feeling satisfied.

Exodus 18:26

They served as judges, deciding the easy cases themselves, but bringing the more difficult ones to Moses.

Numbers 11:17

While I am talking with you there, I will give them some of your authority, so they can share responsibility for my people. You will no longer have to care for them by yourself.

Numbers 15:33

He was taken to Moses, Aaron, and the rest of the community.

Numbers 27:2

One day his daughters went to the sacred tent, where they met with Moses, Eleazar, and some other leaders of Israel, as well as a large crowd of Israelites. The young women said:

Numbers 36:1

One day the family leaders from the Gilead clan of the Manasseh tribe went to Moses and the other family leaders of Israel

Romans 13:6

You must also pay your taxes. The authorities are God's servants, and it is their duty to take care of these matters.