Deuteronomy 1:14

14 And ye answered me and said, `The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.'

Deuteronomy 1:14 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 1:14

And ye answered me and said
As the speech of Moses to the people is not expressed before, so neither this answer of theirs to him:

the thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do;
to look out for and present persons to him as before described; this they saw was for their own good and profit, as well as for the ease of Moses, and therefore readily agreed to it.

Deuteronomy 1:14 In-Context

12 How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance and your burden and your strife?

13 Take you wise men of understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.'

14 And ye answered me and said, `The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.'

15 So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.

16 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, `Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother and the stranger who is with him.