Exodus 18:13

New International Version

The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they stood around him from morning till evening.

Cross References

Job 29:7

“When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,

Exodus 18:12

Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and other sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat a meal with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.

Exodus 18:14

When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he said, “What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till evening?”

Isaiah 16:5

In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it— one from the house of David— one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.

Joel 3:12

“Let the nations be roused; let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations on every side.

Matthew 23:2

“The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

Romans 12:8

if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.

Romans 13:6

This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing.

Judges 5:10

“You who ride on white donkeys, sitting on your saddle blankets, and you who walk along the road, consider