“I said, ‘I want to cut them in pieces. I want to make people forget they ever existed.

Select wise and practical men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders.”

I thought this was a good idea, so I sent twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

So it was that after all the military men had been eliminated from the community,

If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.