Exodus 18:21 (KJV)

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Moreover 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

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Moreover. De 1:13-17 Ac 6:3

able men. Ex 18:25 De 16:18 1Ki 3:9-12 Pr 28:2

such as. Ex 23:2-9 Ge 22:12 Ge 42:18 2Sa 23:3 1Ki 18:3 1Ki 18:12 2Ch 19:5-10 Ne 5:9 Ne 7:2 Ec 12:13 Lu 18:2 Lu 18:4

men. Job 29:16 Job 31:13 Isa 16:5 Isa 59:4 Isa 59:14 Isa 59:15 Jer 5:1 Eze 18:8 Zec 7:9 Zec 8:16

hating. Ex 23:8 De 16:18 De 16:19 1Sa 8:3 1Sa 12:3 1Sa 12:4 Ps 26:9 Ps 26:10 Isa 33:15 Eze 22:12 Ac 20:33 1Ti 3:3 1Ti 6:9-11 2Pe 2:14 2Pe 2:15

rulers of thousands.Whatever matter the {decarch,} or ruler over ten, could not decide, went to the {pentecontarch,} or ruler of fifty, and thence by degrees to the {hecatontarch,} or ruler over a hundred, to the {chiliarch,} or ruler over a thousand, to Moses, and at length to God himself. Each magistrate had the care or inspection of only ten men; the {decarch} superintended ten private characters; the {hecatontarch} ten {decarchs;} and the {chiliarch,} ten {hecatontarchs.} Nu 10:4 De 1:15 Jos 22:14 1Sa 8:12

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