Exo 18:25-26, Deu 16:18 | ESV | STEP | Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people , chiefs of thousands , of hundreds , of fifties , and of tens .

c ch. 1:16; Num. 11:16; Josh. 1:10; 1 Chr. 23:4; 26:29

Exodus 18:25-26

25 ^aMoses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. 26 And ^bthey judged the people at all times. Any hard case they brought to Moses, but any small matter they decided themselves.

Deuteronomy 16:18

Justice

18 “You shall appoint ^cjudges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.