Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.

Bible References

The judges

Exodus 22:28
God, shalt thou not revile, - and a prince among thy people, shalt thou not curse.
Deuteronomy 16:18
Judges and officers, shalt thou appoint thee in all thy gates, which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee, by thy tribes, - and they shall judge the people, with righteous judgment,
Deuteronomy 19:17
then shall the two men who are at variance stand before Yahweh, - before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days;
1 Chronicles 23:4
Of these - to preside over the work of the house of Yahweh, were twenty-four thousand, - and officers and judges, six thousand;
Psalm 82:1
God, hath taken his place in the august assembly, In the midst of the gods, will he judge.