Deuteronomy 1:13
Take wise men, understanding men, and men of good repute from each tribe, and I will make them heads over you.'
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12But how can I myself alone carry your loads, your burdens, and your disputes?
14You answered me and said, 'The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.'
Cross References
Exodus 18:21Furthermore, you must choose capable men from all the people, men who honor God, men of truth who hate unjust gain. You must put them over people, to be leaders in charge of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and of tens.
Acts 1:21It is necessary, therefore, that one of the men who accompanied us all the time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 1:10-19
The Charge to Magistrates. ( b. c. 1451.) 9 And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone: 10 The Lord your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude. 11 (The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!) 12 How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife? 13 Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I… Read the whole commentary →