- officers and judges:
- "Of the Izharites,ª Chenaniahª and his sonsª [were] for the outwardª businessª over¹ Israel,ª for officersª° and judges.ª° ... Among the Hebronitesª [was] Jerijahª the chief,ª [even] among the Hebronites,ª according to the generationsª of his fathers.ª In the fortiethª yearª of the reignª of Davidª they were sought²° for,¹ and there were foundª° among them mighty menª of valourª at Jazerª of Gilead.ª" {1Ch 26:29-31} + "Judgesª° and officersª° shalt thou makeª° thee in all¹ thy gates,ª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, throughout thy tribes:ª and they shall judgeª°¹ the peopleª with justª judgment.ª" {Deu 16:18} + "If¹ there arise a matter² too hardª°¹ for¹ thee in judgment,ª between¹ bloodª and blood,ª between¹ pleaª and plea,ª and between¹ strokeª and stroke,ª [being] mattersª of controversyª within thy gates:ª then shalt thou arise,ª° and get thee upª° into¹ the placeª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª shall choose;ª° ... And thou shalt doª° according to¹¹ the sentence,ª² which¹ they of¹ that¹ placeª which¹ the LORDª shall chooseª° shall shewª° thee; and thou shalt observeª° to doª° according to all¹ that¹ they informª° thee:" {Deu 17:8-10} + "Moreover¹ in Jerusalemª did Jehoshaphatª setª° of¹ the Levites,ª and [of] the priests,ª and of the chiefª¹ of the fathersª of Israel,ª for the judgmentª of the LORD,ª and for controversies,ª when they returnedª° to Jerusalem.ª" {2Ch 19:8} + "For¹ the priest'sª lipsª should keepª° knowledge,ª and they should seekª° the lawª at his mouth:ª¹ for¹ he¹ [is] the messengerª of the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 2:7}
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