2 Chronicles 19:5

He appointed judges throughout the land and in each of the fortified cities of Judah.

Deuteronomy 16:18-20

You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the Lord your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.

2 Chronicles 19:8

In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed some Levites, priests, and Israelite family leaders to judge on behalf of the Lord and to settle disputes among the residents of Jerusalem.

Romans 13:1-5

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God's appointment, and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.

1 Peter 2:13-14

Be subject to every human institution for the Lord's sake, whether to a king as supreme

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