Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

and appointing judges throughout the land in all of the walled cities of Judah, city by city. He issued this reminder to the judges:

A Conservative Version

And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

American Standard Version

And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

Amplified

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

Bible in Basic English

And he put judges through all the land, in every walled town of Judah,

Darby Translation

And he set judges in the land throughout the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will set up judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, to city and city;

King James 2000

And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he appointed judges in the land and in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.

Modern King James verseion

And he set judges in the land, in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he set judges in the land, throughout all the strong cities of Judah, city by city,

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

The Emphasized Bible

And he stationed judges in the land, throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city;

Webster

And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

World English Bible

He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁפט 
Shaphat 
Usage: 203

in the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

of Judah
יהוּדה 
Y@huwdah 
Usage: 648

עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

References

Easton

Hastings

Context Readings

Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges

4 So Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem and went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and brought them back to the Lord, the God of their fathers. 5 He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city. 6 He said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the Lord who is with you when you render judgment.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 16:18-20

“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.

2 Chronicles 19:8

In Jerusalem also Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites and priests, and some of the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord and to judge disputes among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Romans 13:1-5

Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.

1 Peter 2:13-14

Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,

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