1 Samuel 8:1
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Israel Demands a King
8 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel.(A)
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1 Samuel 8:1
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- 1 Samuel 8:1 Traditionally judges
Deuteronomy 16:18-19
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Municipal Judges and Officers
18 “You shall appoint judges and officials throughout your tribes, in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall render just decisions for the people.(A) 19 You must not distort justice; you must not show partiality; and you must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.(B)
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Deuteronomy 16:18-19
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Judges
18 Appoint judges(A) and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.(B) 19 Do not pervert justice(C) or show partiality.(D) Do not accept a bribe,(E) for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent.
1 Timothy 5:21
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21 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels, I warn you to keep these instructions without prejudice, doing nothing on the basis of partiality.(A)
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1 Timothy 5:21
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21 I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus(A) and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism.
Nehemiah 7:2
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2 I gave my brother Hanani charge over Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.(A)
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Nehemiah 7:2
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2 I put in charge of Jerusalem my brother Hanani,(A) along with Hananiah(B) the commander of the citadel,(C) because he was a man of integrity and feared(D) God more than most people do.
2 Chronicles 19:5-6
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5 He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, 6 and said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for you judge not on behalf of humans but on the Lord’s behalf; he is with you in giving judgment.(A)
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2 Chronicles 19:5-6
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5 He appointed judges(A) in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah. 6 He told them, “Consider carefully what you do,(B) because you are not judging for mere mortals(C) but for the Lord, who is with you whenever you give a verdict.
Judges 12:14
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14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys; he judged Israel eight years.(A)
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Judges 12:14
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14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons,(A) who rode on seventy donkeys.(B) He led Israel eight years.
Judges 10:4
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4 He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty towns, which are in the land of Gilead and are called Havvoth-jair to this day.(A)
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Judges 10:4
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4 He had thirty sons, who rode thirty donkeys.(A) They controlled thirty towns in Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth Jair.[a](B)
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- Judges 10:4 Or called the settlements of Jair
Judges 8:22-23
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Gideon’s Idolatry
22 Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also, for you have delivered us out of the hand of Midian.” 23 Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you.”(A)
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Judges 8:22-23
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Gideon’s Ephod
22 The Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you, your son and your grandson—because you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
23 But Gideon told them, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The Lord will rule(A) over you.”
Judges 5:10
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10 Sing of it, you who ride on white donkeys,
you who sit on rich carpets,[a]
and you who walk by the way.
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- 5.10 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Judges 5:10
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10 “You who ride on white donkeys,(A)
sitting on your saddle blankets,
and you who walk along the road,
consider
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