Exodus 18:24

And Moses hearkeneth to the voice of his father-in-law, and doth all that he said,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.

In Context

23If thou dost this thing, and God hath commanded thee, then thou hast been able to stand, and all this people also goeth in unto its place in peace.'

25and Moses chooseth men of ability out of all Israel, and maketh them chiefs over the people, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,

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Cross References

Exodus 18:2and Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, taketh Zipporah, wife of Moses, besides her parents,

Ezra 10:2And Shechaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answereth and saith to Ezra, 'We — we have trespassed against our God, and we settle strange women of the peoples of the land; and now there is hope for Israel concerning this,

Psalms 78:53And He leadeth them confidently, And they have not been afraid, And their enemies hath the sea covered.

1 Corinthians 12:21and an eye is not able to say to the hand, 'I have no need of thee;' nor again the head to the feet, 'I have no need of you.'

Matthew Henry on Exodus 18:14-27

Jethro's Advice to Moses. ( b. c. 1491.) 13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening. 14 And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even? 15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God: 16 When they have a matter,… Read the whole commentary →

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