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
" 'You will not curse God, and you will not curse a leader among your people.
Deuteronomy 16:18
"You shall appoint judges and officials for you in all your {towns} that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you throughout your tribes, and you shall render [for] the people {righteous judgments}.
Deuteronomy 19:17
then the two men {to whom the legal dispute pertains} shall stand {before} Yahweh, {before} the priests and the judges who are [in office] in those days.
1 Chronicles 23:4
Of these, [David said,] "Twenty-four thousand [are] to direct the work of the house of Yahweh, along with six thousand judges and officials
Psalm 82:1
God stands in the divine assembly; he administers judgment in the midst of [the] gods.