'Judges' in the Bible

then his master must bring him to the judges, and he will bring him to the door or the doorposts, and his master will pierce his ear with an awl, and he shall serve him forever.

If the thief is not caught, then the owner of the house will be brought before the judges to see whether he has laid his hand on his neighbor's goods.

In all cases of illegal possessions, whether for an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any kind of lost item, about which someone says 'This belongs to me,' the matter of the two of them will come before the judges, and the one whom the judges declare guilty must repay double to his neighbor.

So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each of you must execute those of his men who were joined to Baal-peor."

I furthermore admonished your judges at that time that they should pay attention to issues among your fellow citizens and judge fairly, whether between one citizen and another or a citizen and a resident foreigner.

You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the Lord your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.

then both parties to the controversy must stand before the Lord, that is, before the priests and judges who will be in office in those days.

The judges will thoroughly investigate the matter, and if the witness should prove to be false and to have given false testimony against the accused,

your elders and judges must go out and measure how far it is to the cities in the vicinity of the corpse.

If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.

All the people, rulers, leaders, and judges were standing on either side of the ark, in front of the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord. Both resident foreigners and native Israelites were there. Half the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and the other half in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the Lord's servant had previously instructed to them to do for the formal blessing ceremony.

So Joshua summoned all Israel, including the elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and told them: "I am very old.

Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel's elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God.

During the time of the judges there was a famine in the land of Judah. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live as a resident foreigner in the region of Moab, along with his wife and two sons.

In his old age Samuel appointed his sons as judges over Israel.

The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beer Sheba.

and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. Instead, I will give you relief from all your enemies. The Lord declares to you that he himself will build a dynastic house for you.

He issued this edict because a Passover like this had not been observed since the days of the judges; it was neglected for the entire period of the kings of Israel and Judah.

and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. I will subdue all your enemies. "'"I declare to you that the Lord will build a dynastic house for you!

David said, "Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the Lord's temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;

As for the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were given responsibilities outside the temple as officers and judges over Israel.

Solomon addressed all Israel, including those who commanded units of a thousand and a hundred, the judges, and all the leaders of all Israel who were heads of families.

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

He told the judges, "Be careful what you do, for you are not judging for men, but for the Lord, who will be with you when you make judicial decisions.

From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their colleagues -- the judges, the rulers, the officials, the secretaries, the Erechites, the Babylonians, the people of Susa (that is, the Elamites),

"Now you, Ezra, in keeping with the wisdom of your God which you possess, appoint judges and court officials who can arbitrate cases on behalf of all the people who are in Trans-Euphrates who know the laws of your God. Those who do not know this law should be taught.

Let our leaders take steps on behalf of all the assembly. Let all those in our towns who have married foreign women come at an appointed time, and with them the elders of each town and its judges, until the hot anger of our God is turned away from us in this matter."

If a land has been given into the hand of a wicked man, he covers the faces of its judges; if it is not he, then who is it?

He leads counselors away stripped and makes judges into fools.

Can anyone teach God knowledge, since he judges those that are on high?

It is by these that he judges the nations and supplies food in abundance.

The Lord judges the nations. Vindicate me, Lord, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One!

He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations.

Then observers will say, "Yes indeed, the godly are rewarded! Yes indeed, there is a God who judges in the earth!"

Say among the nations, "The Lord reigns! The world is established, it cannot be moved. He judges the nations fairly."

before the Lord, for he comes! For he comes to judge the earth! He judges the world fairly, and the nations in accordance with his justice.

before the Lord! For he comes to judge the earth! He judges the world fairly, and the nations in a just manner.

They will be thrown down the side of a cliff by their judges. They will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

by me princes rule, as well as nobles and all righteous judges.

If a king judges the poor in truth, his throne will be established forever.

I will reestablish honest judges as in former times, wise advisers as in earlier days. Then you will be called, 'The Just City, Faithful Town.'"

the mighty men and warriors, judges and prophets, omen readers and leaders,

The Lord who commands armies will be exalted when he punishes, the sovereign God's authority will be recognized when he judges.

For the Lord judges all humanity with fire and his sword; the Lord will kill many.

"'In a controversy they will act as judges; they will judge according to my ordinances. They will keep my laws and my statutes regarding all my appointed festivals and will observe my Sabbaths.

Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent out a summons to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other authorities of the province to attend the dedication of the statue that he had erected.

So the satraps, prefects, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other provincial authorities assembled for the dedication of the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had erected. They were standing in front of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar had erected.

They are determined to be experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men make demands, and they all do what is necessary to satisfy them.

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason they will be your judges.

Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

I am not trying to get praise for myself. There is one who demands it, and he also judges.

All this took about four hundred fifty years. After this he gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.

For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord.

So if you have ordinary lawsuits, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church?

If so, have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil motives?

Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. He who speaks against a fellow believer or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge.

And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.

When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.

For this reason, she will experience her plagues in a single day: disease, mourning, and famine, and she will be burned down with fire, because the Lord God who judges her is powerful!"

Then I saw heaven opened and here came a white horse! The one riding it was called "Faithful" and "True," and with justice he judges and goes to war.