Bible Cross References
Judges
Deuteronomy 1:15-17
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So I took the wise and experienced leaders you chose from your tribes, and I placed them in charge of you. Some were responsible for a thousand people, some for a hundred, some for fifty, and some for ten. I also appointed other officials throughout the tribes.
16
"At that time I instructed them, 'Listen to the disputes that come up among your people. Judge every dispute fairly, whether it concerns only your own people or involves foreigners who live among you.
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Show no partiality in your decisions; judge everyone on the same basis, no matter who they are. Do not be afraid of anyone, for the decisions you make come from God. If any case is too difficult for you, bring it to me, and I will decide it.'
Deuteronomy 17:9
and present your case to the levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time, and let them decide the case.
Deuteronomy 17:12
Anyone who dares to disobey either the judge or the priest on duty is to be put to death; in this way you will remove this evil from Israel.
Deuteronomy 19:17
both of you are to go to the one place of worship and be judged by the priests and judges who are then in office.
Deuteronomy 19:18
The judges will investigate the case thoroughly; and if you have made a false accusation,
Deuteronomy 21:2
Your leaders and judges are to go out and measure the distance from the place where the body was found to each of the nearby towns.
Exodus 18:25
and chose capable men from among all the Israelites. He appointed them as leaders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
Exodus 18:26
They served as judges for the people on a permanent basis, bringing the difficult cases to Moses but deciding the smaller disputes themselves.
Exodus 21:6
then his master shall take him to the place of worship. There he is to make him stand against the door or the doorpost and put a hole through his ear. Then he will be his slave for life.
1 Chronicles 23:4
The king assigned twenty-four thousand to administer the work of the Temple, six thousand to keep records and decide disputes,
1 Chronicles 26:29
Among the descendants of Izhar, Chenaniah and his sons were assigned administrative duties: keeping records and settling disputes for the people of Israel.
2 Chronicles 19:5-11
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He appointed judges in each of the fortified cities of Judah
6
and instructed them: "Be careful in pronouncing judgment; you are not acting on human authority, but on the authority of the LORD, and he is with you when you pass sentence.
7
Honor the LORD and act carefully, because the LORD our God does not tolerate fraud or partiality or the taking of bribes."
8
In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed Levites, priests, and some of the leading citizens as judges in cases involving a violation of the Law of the LORD or legal disputes between inhabitants of the city.
9
He gave them the following instructions: "You must perform your duties in reverence for the LORD, faithfully obeying him in everything you do.
10
Whenever your fellow citizens from any of the cities bring before you a case of homicide or any other violation of a law or commandment, you must instruct them carefully how to conduct themselves during the trial, so that they do not become guilty of sinning against the LORD. Unless you do, you and your fellow citizens will feel the force of the LORD's anger. But if you do your duty, you will not be guilty.
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Amariah the High Priest will have final authority in all religious cases, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, governor of Judah, will have final authority in all civil cases. The Levites have the responsibility of seeing that the decisions of the courts are carried out. Be courageous and carry out these instructions, and may the LORD be on the side of the right!"
Psalm 82:2
"You must stop judging unjustly; you must no longer be partial to the wicked!
Psalm 82:3
Defend the rights of the poor and the orphans; be fair to the needy and the helpless.
Romans 13:1-6
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Everyone must obey state authorities, because no authority exists without God's permission, and the existing authorities have been put there by God.
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Whoever opposes the existing authority opposes what God has ordered; and anyone who does so will bring judgment on himself.
3
For rulers are not to be feared by those who do good, but by those who do evil. Would you like to be unafraid of those in authority? Then do what is good, and they will praise you,
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because they are God's servants working for your own good. But if you do evil, then be afraid of them, because their power to punish is real. They are God's servants and carry out God's punishment on those who do evil.
5
For this reason you must obey the authorities---not just because of God's punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
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That is also why you pay taxes, because the authorities are working for God when they fulfill their duties.