Exodus 18:26
And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
Context
This verse from Exodus Chapter 18 connects to 8 cross-references. Moses' father-in-law Jethro visits the camp with Zipporah and Moses' sons and celebrates God's deliverance; Moses tells him all that God has done. Jethro observes Moses wearing himself out judging all disputes and advises him to appoint capable men as …
Other Translations
And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
and they have judged the people at all times; the hard matter they bring in unto Moses, and every small matter they judge themselves.
And they were judges in the causes of the people at all times: the hard questions they put before Moses; but on every small point they gave decisions themselves.
Cross References
And when Moses’ father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing …
And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:
And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring …
If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and …
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw …
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came …
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.