¶ And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
And it came to pass, when Samuel {H8050} was old {H2204}, that he made {H7760} his sons {H1121} judges {H8199} over Israel {H3478}.
When Sh'mu'el grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Isra'el.
When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
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Deuteronomy 16:18
¶ Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment. -
Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. -
1 Timothy 5:21
I charge [thee] before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality. -
Nehemiah 7:2
That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he [was] a faithful man, and feared God above many. -
Judges 12:14
And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. -
Judges 8:22
¶ Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. -
Judges 8:23
And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.