Deuteronomy 1:14

Then ye answered me and said, The thing is good that thou hast commanded vs to doe.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.

In Context

13Bring you men of wisedome and of vnderstanding, and knowen among your tribes, and I will make them rulers ouer you:

15So I tooke the chiefe of your tribes wise and knowen men, and made them rulers ouer you, captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer hundreds, and captaines ouer fiftie, and captaines ouer tenne, and officers among your tribes.

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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 →

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