⁹At that time I said, “I am not able to take care of you by myself. ¹⁰The Lord your God has made you grow in number so that there are as many of you as there are stars in the sky. ¹¹I pray that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, will give you a thousand times more people and do all the wonderful things he promised. ¹²But I cannot take care of your problems, your troubles, and your arguments by myself. ¹³So choose some men from each tribe—wise men who have understanding and experience—and I will make them leaders over you.”

¹⁴And you said, “That’s a good thing to do.”

¹⁵So I took the wise and experienced leaders of your tribes, and I made them your leaders. I appointed commanders over a thousand people, over a hundred people, over fifty people, and over ten people and made them officers over your tribes. ¹⁶Then I told your leaders, “Listen to the arguments between your people. Judge fairly between two Israelites or between an Israelite and a foreigner. ¹⁷When you judge, be fair to everyone; don’t act as if one person is more important than another, and don’t be afraid of anyone, because your decision comes from God. Bring the hard cases to me, and I will judge them.” ¹⁸At that time I told you everything you must do.

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