Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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
Judges and officers thou shalt make thee in all thy cities, which the LORD thy God giveth thee throughout thy tribes: And let them judge the people righteously.
Romans 13:3
For rulers are not to be feared for good works but for evil. Wilt thou be without fear of the power? Do well then: and so shalt thou be praised of the same.