I took: Deuteronomy 16:18; Exodus 18:25-26
made: Heb. gave, Ephesians 4:11
captains over thousands: Numbers 31:14; 1 Samuel 8:12, 1 Samuel 17:18, 1 Samuel 22:7
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Deuteronomy 1:15
Deuteronomy 1:15
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