Exodus 18:22

New International Reader's Version

Let them serve the people as judges. But have them bring every hard case to you. They can decide the easy ones themselves. That will make your load lighter. They will share it with you.

Cross References

Ezra 7:25

Ezra, appoint judges and other court officials. When you do it, use the wisdom your God gives you. Those you appoint should do what is right and fair when they judge people. They should do it for everyone who lives west of the Euphrates River. They should do it for everyone who knows the laws of your God. And I want you to teach the people who don’t know those laws.

Exodus 18:18

You will just get worn out. And so will these people who come to you. There’s too much work for you. You can’t possibly handle it by yourself.

Exodus 18:23

If this is what God wants and if you do it, then you will be able to carry the load. And all these people will go home satisfied.”

Exodus 18:26

They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard cases to Moses. But they decided the easy ones themselves.

Leviticus 24:11

The son of the Israelite woman spoke evil things against the Lord by using a curse. So the people brought him to Moses. The name of the man’s mother was Shelomith. She was the daughter of Dibri. Dibri was from the tribe of Dan.

Numbers 11:17

I will come down and speak with you there. I will take some of the power of the Spirit that is on you. And I will put it on them. They will share the responsibility of these people with you. Then you will not have to carry it alone.

Numbers 15:33

They brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole community.

Numbers 27:2

the entrance to the tent of meeting. There they stood in front of Moses and Eleazar the priest. The leaders and the whole community were there too. Zelophehad’s daughters said,

Numbers 36:1

The heads of the families of Gilead came to Moses. Gilead was the son of Makir. The family heads were from the tribe of Manasseh. So they were in the family line of Joseph. They spoke to Moses in front of the leaders of the families of Israel.

Romans 13:6

That’s also why you pay taxes. The authorities serve God. Ruling takes up all their time.