2 Chronicles 19:5

He appointed judges in all the fortified cities of the land of Judah, city by city.

Deuteronomy 16:18-20

“Appoint judges and officials for your tribes in all your towns the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.

2 Chronicles 19:8

Jehoshaphat also appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites and priests and some of the heads of the Israelite families for deciding the Lord’s will and for settling disputes of the residents of Jerusalem.

Romans 13:1-5

Everyone must submit to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist are instituted by God.

1 Peter 2:13-14

Submit to every human authority because of the Lord, whether to the Emperor as the supreme authority

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