Deuteronomy 16:18

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“Choose men to be judges and officers in every town that the Lord your God gives you. Every tribe must do this. And these men must be fair in judging the people.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 23:4

David said, “24,000 will supervise the work of building the Lord’s Temple. 6000 will be court officers and judges.

1 Chronicles 26:29

Kenaniah was from the Izhar family. Kenaniah and his sons had work outside the Temple. They worked as court officers and judges in different places in Israel.

Deuteronomy 21:2

Your leaders and judges must come out and measure the distance to the towns around the dead body.

Deuteronomy 17:12

“You must punish anyone who refuses to obey the judge or the priest who is there at that time serving the Lord your God. That person must die. You must remove this evil person from Israel.

Deuteronomy 17:9

You must go to the priests who are Levites and to the judge on duty at that time. They will decide what to do about that problem.

Exodus 21:6

If this happens, the master will bring the slave before God. The master will take the slave to a door or the wooden frame around the door and pierce the slave’s ear using a sharp tool to show that the slave will serve that master for all his life.

Matthew 5:21

“You have heard that it was said to our people long ago, ‘You must not murder anyone. Any person who commits murder will be judged.’

Matthew 5:22

But I tell you, don’t be angry with anyone. If you are angry with others, you will be judged. And if you insult someone, you will be judged by the high court. And if you call someone a fool, you will be in danger of the fire of hell.

Deuteronomy 16:17

Each man should give as much as he can. He should decide how much to give by thinking about how much the Lord your God has given him.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You must always be fair. You must not favor some people over other people. You must not take money to change your mind in judgment. Money blinds the eyes of wise people and changes what a good person will say.

1 Samuel 8:1

When Samuel was old, he appointed his sons to be judges for Israel.

Ezra 7:25

Ezra, I give you the authority to use the wisdom you have from your God and choose civil and religious judges. These men will be judges for all the people living in the area west of the Euphrates River. They will judge all the people who know the laws of your God and they will teach those who don’t know those laws.

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is a respected member of the city council, where he meets with the other leaders.

Exodus 18:21

But you should also choose some of the people to be judges and leaders. “Choose good men you can trust—men who respect God. Choose men who will not change their decisions for money. Make these men rulers over the people. There should be rulers over 1000 people, 100 people, 50 people, and even over ten people.

Exodus 21:22

“Two men might be fighting and hurt a pregnant woman. This might make the woman give birth to her baby before its time. If the woman was not hurt badly, the man who hurt her must pay a fine. The woman’s husband will decide how much the man must pay. The judges will help the man decide how much the fine will be.

Deuteronomy 25:1

“When two people have an argument, they should go to the court. The judges will decide which person is right and which is wrong.