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2 Chronicles 19:5

Justice

3 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.

4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers.

And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,

6 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.

7 Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

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BSB
He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.
KJV
And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,
WEB
He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
ASV
And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
DARBY
And he set judges in the land throughout the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.
BLB
And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
ÅB
Og han innsatte dommere i landet, i hver av de faste byer i Juda.
OTB
Han opprettet dommere i hele landet, i alle de befestede byene i Juda, by for by.
B1930
Og han innsatte dommere i landet, i hver av de faste byer i Juda.

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 16:18–20

    Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

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  • 1 Peter 2:13–14

    Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

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  • 2 Chronicles 19:8

    Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.

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  • Romans 13:1–5

    Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

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