Deuteronomy 17:8
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8 (A)“If a matter arises which is too hard for you to judge, between degrees of guilt for bloodshed, between one judgment or another, or between one punishment or another, matters of controversy within your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the (B)place which the Lord your God chooses.
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Deuteronomy 17:8
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8 If cases come before your courts that are too difficult for you to judge(A)—whether bloodshed, lawsuits or assaults(B)—take them to the place the Lord your God will choose.(C)
Deuteronomy 17:9
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9 And (A)you shall come to the priests, the Levites, and (B)to the judge there in those days, and inquire of them; (C)they shall pronounce upon you the sentence of judgment.
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Deuteronomy 17:9
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9 Go to the Levitical(A) priests and to the judge(B) who is in office at that time. Inquire of them and they will give you the verdict.(C)
1 Chronicles 23:4
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4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to (A)look after the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were (B)officers and judges,
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1 Chronicles 23:4
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4 David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge(A) of the work(B) of the temple of the Lord and six thousand are to be officials and judges.(C)
2 Chronicles 19:8-10
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8 Moreover in Jerusalem, for the judgment of the Lord and for controversies, Jehoshaphat (A)appointed some of the Levites and priests, and some of the chief fathers of Israel, [a]when they returned to Jerusalem. 9 And he commanded them, saying, “Thus you shall act (B)in the fear of the Lord, faithfully and with a loyal heart: 10 (C)Whatever case comes to you from your brethren who dwell in their cities, whether of bloodshed or offenses against law or commandment, against statutes or ordinances, you shall warn them, lest they trespass against the Lord and (D)wrath come upon (E)you and your brethren. Do this, and you will not be guilty.
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- 2 Chronicles 19:8 LXX, Vg. for the inhabitants of Jerusalem
2 Chronicles 19:8-10
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8 In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites,(A) priests(B) and heads of Israelite families to administer(C) the law of the Lord and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem. 9 He gave them these orders: “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the Lord. 10 In every case that comes before you from your people who live in the cities—whether bloodshed or other concerns of the law, commands, decrees or regulations—you are to warn them not to sin against the Lord;(D) otherwise his wrath will come on you and your people. Do this, and you will not sin.
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