Exodus 18

¹When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt; Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Exod 2:16Exod 3:1Ps 77:14-15Acts 14:27Acts 7:35-36Gal 1:23-24Isa 63:11-13Josh 2:10Josh 9:9Ps 105:36-41

²Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back, Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Exod 2:21Exod 4:25-26

³And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land: Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Exod 2:22Acts 7:29Exod 4:20Heb 11:13Ps 39:121 Pet 2:11

⁴And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh: Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Cor 1:8-102 Tim 4:17Acts 12:11Heb 13:61 Chr 23:15Dan 6:22Exod 2:15Isa 50:7-9Ps 18:1Ps 34:4

⁵And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God: Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Exod 3:1Exod 3:121 Kgs 19:8Exod 19:11Exod 19:20Exod 24:16-17

⁶And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

⁷And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Gen 29:131 Kgs 2:192 Sam 11:7Gen 14:17Gen 18:2Gen 19:1Acts 20:37Acts 28:15Gen 31:28Gen 33:3-7

⁸And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the Lord delivered them. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Neh 9:32Neh 9:9-15Num 20:14Ps 106:10Ps 107:2Ps 145:4-12Ps 78:42-43Ps 81:7Exod 15:16Exod 15:22-24

⁹And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Cor 12:26Rom 12:15Isa 66:10Rom 12:10Isa 44:23

¹⁰And Jethro said, Blessed be the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Sam 18:28Gen 14:20Luke 1:681 Kgs 8:151 Pet 1:31 Thess 3:9Eph 1:3Ps 106:47-48Ps 41:13Ps 68:19-20

¹¹Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Ps 95:3Exod 15:112 Chr 2:5Luke 1:51Ps 135:51 Chr 16:25Dan 4:37Ps 97:92 Kgs 5:15Jas 4:6

¹²And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father in law before God. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Deut 12:7Gen 31:54Exod 24:11Exod 24:51 Chr 29:21-221 Cor 10:181 Cor 10:211 Cor 10:312 Chr 30:222 Sam 9:7

¹³And 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. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Isa 16:5Job 29:7Joel 3:12Judg 5:10Matt 23:2Rom 12:8Rom 13:6

¹⁴And 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? Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

¹⁵And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God: Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Num 15:34Num 27:5Deut 17:8-13Exod 18:19-20Lev 24:12-14Num 9:6Num 9:8

¹⁶When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Exod 24:141 Cor 6:12 Sam 15:3Deut 4:5Deut 5:11 Sam 12:231 Thess 4:1-2Acts 18:14-15Deut 17:8-12Deut 6:1

¹⁷And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

¹⁸Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Num 11:14-17Acts 6:1-42 Cor 12:15Phil 2:301 Thess 2:8-9Deut 1:9-12

¹⁹Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Num 27:5Deut 5:5Exod 20:19Exod 3:12Gen 39:22 Sam 14:17Deut 20:1Exod 18:15Exod 18:24Exod 4:12

²⁰And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Deut 5:1Ps 143:8Deut 1:18Deut 4:1Deut 4:5Ps 32:8Exod 18:161 Sam 12:231 Thess 4:1Deut 6:1-2

²¹Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Acts 6:32 Chr 19:5-10Deut 1:13-17Deut 16:18-192 Sam 23:31 Sam 8:31 Tim 3:32 Pet 2:14-15Eccl 12:13Exod 18:25

²²And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Num 11:17Deut 1:17-18Exod 18:26Lev 24:11Num 15:33Num 27:2Num 36:1Deut 17:8-9Exod 18:18Rom 13:6

²³If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 8:6-7Exod 18:181 Sam 8:222 Sam 18:3Gen 18:33Gen 21:10-12

²⁴So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Cor 12:21Exod 18:19Exod 18:2-5Ezra 10:2Ezra 10:5Prov 1:5

²⁵And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Deut 1:15Exod 18:21Acts 6:5

²⁶And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Exod 18:221 Kgs 10:11 Kgs 3:16-28Deut 17:8Exod 18:14-15Job 29:16

²⁷And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Num 10:29-30Judg 19:9Gen 24:59Gen 31:55