Psalms 122:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Indeed, the leaders sit there on thrones and make legal decisions, on the thrones of the house of David.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 17:8 : 8 Appeal to a Higher Court If a matter is too difficult for you to judge– bloodshed, legal claim, or assault– matters of controversy in your villages– you must leave there and go up to the place the LORD your God chooses.
  • 2 Chr 19:8 : 8 In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed some Levites, priests, and Israelite family leaders to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes among the residents of Jerusalem.
  • Deut 17:18 : 18 When he sits on his royal throne he must make a copy of this law on a scroll given to him by the Levitical priests.
  • 2 Sam 8:18 : 18 Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerithites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.
  • 2 Chr 11:22 : 22 Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as the leader over his brothers, for he intended to name him his successor.

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