- Judges:
- "So I tookª°¹ the chiefª of your tribes,ª wiseª men,²¹ and known,ª° and madeª° them headsª over¹ you, captainsª over thousands,ª and captainsª over hundreds,ª and captainsª over fifties,ª and captainsª over tens,ª and officersª° among your tribes.ª ... Ye shall not¹ respectª° personsª in judgment;ª [but] ye shall hearª° the smallª as well as the great;ª ye shall not¹ be afraidª° of the faceª¹ of man;ª for¹ the judgmentª [is] God's:ª and the causeª that¹ is too hardª° for¹ you, bringª° [it] unto¹ me, and I will hearª° it." {Deu 1:15-17} + "And thou shalt comeª° unto¹ the priestsª the Levites,ª and unto¹ the judgeª° that¹ shall be¹ in those¹ days,ª and enquire;ª° and they shall shewª° thee¹ the sentenceª of judgment:ª" {Deu 17:9} + "And the manª that¹ will doª° presumptuously,ª and will not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ the priestª that standethª° to ministerª° there¹ before¹ the LORDª thy God,ª or¹ unto¹ the judge,ª° even that¹ manª shall die:ª° and thou shalt put awayª° the evilª from Israel.ª¹" {Deu 17:12} + "Then bothª the men,²¹ between whom¹ the controversyª [is], shall standª° beforeª the LORD,ª beforeª the priestsª and the judges,ª° which¹ shall be¹ in those¹ days;ª ... And the judgesª° shall make diligent²° inquisition:ª°¹ and, behold,¹ [if] the witnessª [be] a falseª witness,ª [and] hath testifiedª° falselyª against his brother;ª" {Deu 19:17-18} + "Then thy eldersª and thy judgesª° shall come forth,ª° and they shall measureª° unto¹ the citiesª which¹ [are] round aboutª him that is slain:ª" {Deu 21:2} + "And Mosesª choseª° ableª men²¹ out of all¹¹ Israel,ª and madeª° them headsª over¹ the people,ª rulersª of thousands,ª rulersª of hundreds,ª rulersª of fifties,ª and rulersª of tens.ª ... And they judgedª°¹ the peopleª at all¹ seasons:ª the hardª¹ causesª they broughtª° unto¹ Moses,ª but every¹ smallª matterª² they judgedª° themselves.¹" {Exd 18:25-26} + "Then his masterª shall bringª° him unto¹ the judges;ª he shall also bringª° him to¹ the door,ª or¹ unto¹ the door post;ª and his masterª shall bore²° his ear² through¹¹¹ with an aul;ª and he shall serveª° him for ever.ª" {Exd 21:6} + "Of which,ª¹ twentyª and fourª thousandª [were] to set forwardª°¹ the workª of the houseª of the LORD;ª and sixª thousandª [were] officersª° and judges:ª°" {1Ch 23:4} + "Of the Izharites,ª Chenaniahª and his sonsª [were] for the outwardª businessª over¹ Israel,ª for officersª° and judges.ª°" {1Ch 26:29} + "And he setª° judgesª° in the landª throughout all¹ the fencedª° citiesª of Judah,ª cityª by city,ª ... And, behold,¹ Amariahª the chiefª priestª [is] over¹ you in all¹ mattersª of the LORD;ª and Zebadiahª the sonª of Ishmael,ª the rulerª of the houseª of Judah,ª for all¹ the king'sª matters:ª also the Levitesª [shall be] officersª° beforeª you. Dealª° courageously,ª° and the LORDª shall be¹ with¹ the good.ª" {2Ch 19:5-11} + "How long¹¹ will ye judgeª° unjustly,ª and acceptª° the personsª of the wicked?ª Selah.ª ... Defendª° the poorª and fatherless:ª do justiceª° to the afflictedª and needy.ª°" {Psa 82:2-3} + "Let everyª soulª be subjectª° unto the higherª° powers.ª Forª there isª° noª powerª butª ofª God:ªª the¹ powersª that beª° areª° ordainedª° ofª God.ª ... Forª for²° this² causeª¹ pay¹ ye²° tributeª also:ª forª they areª° God'sª ministers,ª attending continuallyª° uponª this² very thing.ª¹" {Rom 13:1-6}
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