Exodus 18:26

And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but every minor dispute they judged and decided themselves.

Exodus 18:22

They shall judge the people at all times; have them bring every major dispute to you, but let them judge every minor dispute themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you.

Exodus 18:14-15

When Moses’ father-in-law saw everything that he was doing for the people, he said, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why are you sitting alone [as a judge] with all the people standing around you from dawn to dusk?”

Deuteronomy 17:8

“If any case is too difficult for you to judge—between one kind of homicide and another, between one kind of lawsuit and another, between one kind of assault and another, being controversial issues in your courts—then you shall arise and go to the place which the Lord your God chooses.

1 Kings 3:16-28

Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.

1 Kings 10:1

Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with riddles.

Job 29:16


“I was a father to the needy;
I investigated the case I did not know [and assured justice].

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

At all

Bible References

At all

Exodus 18:14
When Moses’ father-in-law saw everything that he was doing for the people, he said, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why are you sitting alone [as a judge] with all the people standing around you from dawn to dusk?”

The hard causes

Exodus 18:15
Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to ask [about the will] of God.
Deuteronomy 17:8
“If any case is too difficult for you to judge—between one kind of homicide and another, between one kind of lawsuit and another, between one kind of assault and another, being controversial issues in your courts—then you shall arise and go to the place which the Lord your God chooses.
1 Kings 3:16
Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
1 Kings 10:1
Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with riddles.
Job 29:16

“I was a father to the needy;
I investigated the case I did not know [and assured justice].