Exodus 18:13

New King James Version

And so it was, on the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood before Moses from morning until evening.

Cross References

Romans 13:6

For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing.

Romans 12:8

he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

Matthew 23:2

saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

Joel 3:12

“Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; For there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.

Isaiah 16:5

In mercy the throne will be established; And One will sit on it in truth, in the tabernacle of David, Judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness.”

Job 29:7

“When I went out to the gate by the city, When I took my seat in the open square,

Judges 5:10

“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, Who sit in judges’ attire, And who walk along the road.

Exodus 18:12

Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and other sacrifices to offer to God. And Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law before God.

Exodus 18:14

So when Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, “What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit, and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?”