2 Chronicles 19:5

And he establisheth judges in the land, in all the fenced cities of Judah, for every city,

Deuteronomy 16:18-20

Judges and authorities thou dost make to thee within all thy gates which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, for thy tribes; and they have judged the people -- a righteous judgment.

2 Chronicles 19:8

And also in Jerusalem hath Jehoshaphat appointed of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the heads of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of Jehovah, and for strife; and they turn back to Jerusalem,

Romans 13:1-5

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,

1 Peter 2:13-14

Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,

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