"And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And M…" — Exodus 2:14

Exodus 2:14 · KJV

“And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. {a prince: Heb. a man, a prince}”

— Exodus 2:14

Verse 13

And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

Verse 15

Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

Exodus 2 — Context

And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that {there was} no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. {a prince: Heb. a man, a prince}

Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew {water}, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. {priest: or, prince}

Cross References

Luke 12:14

And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

Matthew 21:23

And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

Luke 19:14

But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this {man} to reign over us.

Psalms 2:2-6

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, {saying},

Genesis 19:9

And they said, Stand back. And they said {again}, This one {fellow} came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, {even} Lot, and came near to break the door.

Genesis 37:19-20

And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. {dreamer: Heb. master of dreams}

Proverbs 19:12

The king's wrath {is} as the roaring of a lion; but his favour {is} as dew upon the grass.

Acts 7:26-28

And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?