2 Chronicles 19:8

New International Version

In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, priests and heads of Israelite families to administer the law of the Lord and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 23:4

David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work of the temple of the Lord and six thousand are to be officials and judges.

1 Chronicles 26:29

From the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were assigned duties away from the temple, as officials and judges over Israel.

2 Chronicles 19:11

“Amariah the chief priest will be over you in any matter concerning the Lord, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the tribe of Judah, will be over you in any matter concerning the king, and the Levites will serve as officials before you. Act with courage, and may the Lord be with those who do well.”

2 Chronicles 19:9

He gave them these orders: “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the Lord.

Psalm 122:5

There stand the thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

Ezekiel 44:24

“ ‘In any dispute, the priests are to serve as judges and decide it according to my ordinances. They are to keep my laws and my decrees for all my appointed festivals, and they are to keep my Sabbaths holy.

Deuteronomy 21:5

The Levitical priests shall step forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to minister and to pronounce blessings in the name of the Lord and to decide all cases of dispute and assault.

Deuteronomy 25:1

When people have a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges will decide the case, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty.