Deuteronomy 21:2

then your elders and your judges shall go out and measure the distance to the cities which are around the slain one.

Deuteronomy 16:18-19

“You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

Romans 13:3-4

For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;

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Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:

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Deuteronomy 16:18
“You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
Romans 13:3
For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;