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15 So I took the wise and respected men you had selected from your tribes and appointed them to serve as judges and officials over you. Some were responsible for a thousand people, some for a hundred, some for fifty, and some for ten.

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Justice for the People

18 “Appoint judges and officials for yourselves from each of your tribes in all the towns the Lord your God is giving you. They must judge the people fairly.

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25 He chose capable men from all over Israel and appointed them as leaders over the people. He put them in charge of groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten. 26 These men were always available to solve the people’s common disputes. They brought the major cases to Moses, but they took care of the smaller matters themselves.

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11 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.

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“Listen here, you men of Benjamin!” Saul shouted to his officers when he heard the news. “Has that son of Jesse promised every one of you fields and vineyards? Has he promised to make you all generals and captains in his army?[a]

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  1. 22:7 Hebrew commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?

18 And give these ten cuts of cheese to their captain. See how your brothers are getting along, and bring back a report on how they are doing.[a]

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  1. 17:18 Hebrew and take their pledge.

12 Some will be generals and captains in his army,[a] some will be forced to plow in his fields and harvest his crops, and some will make his weapons and chariot equipment.

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  1. 8:12 Hebrew commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties.

14 But Moses was furious with all the generals and captains[a] who had returned from the battle.

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  1. 31:14 Hebrew the commanders of thousands, and the commanders of hundreds; also in 31:48, 52, 54.

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