Bible Cross References
And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,
2 Chronicles 19:8
Moreover in Jerusalem, for the judgment of Jehovah and for disputes, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the chief fathers of Israel of the Levites and priests, who were brought back to Jerusalem.
Deuteronomy 16:18-20
18
You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates, which Jehovah your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
19
You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
20
Justice, only justice shall you follow, that you may live and inherit the land which Jehovah your God is giving to you.
Romans 13:1-5
1
Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are ordained by God.
2
Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will receive judgment on themselves.
3
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same.
4
For he is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God's minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.
5
Therefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of wrath but also because of conscience.
1 Peter 2:13
Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man because of the Lord; whether to the king as supreme,
1 Peter 2:14
or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good.