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then his master must bring him to the judges, and he will bring him to the door or the doorpost, and his master will pierce his ear with an awl, and he shall serve him forever.
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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.
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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.
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So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you must execute those of his men who were joined to Baal Peor.”
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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 person and a native Israelite or a resident foreigner.
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Provision for Justice
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.
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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.
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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,
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your elders and judges must go out and measure how far it is to the cities in the vicinity of the corpse.
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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.
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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 them to do for the formal blessing ceremony.
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So Joshua summoned all Israel, including the elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and told them: “I am very old.
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Israel Renews its Commitment to the Lord
Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel’s elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God.
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A Family Tragedy: Famine and Death
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.
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The Lord Judges the House of Eli
Then a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘I plainly revealed myself to your ancestor’s house when they were slaves to the house of Pharaoh in Egypt.
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Israel Seeks a King
In his old age Samuel appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
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The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beer Sheba.
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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.
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He issued this edict because a Passover like this had not been observed since the days of the judges who led Israel; it was neglected for the entire period of the kings of Israel and Judah.
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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!
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David said, “Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the Lord’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;
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As for the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were given responsibilities outside the temple as officers and judges over Israel.
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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.
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Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges
Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. He went out among the people from Beer Sheba to the hill country of Ephraim and encouraged them to follow the Lord God of their ancestors.
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He appointed judges throughout the land and in each of the fortified cities of Judah.