Rulers: Duties of

Scripture references

Exo 18:16, 20, 21 “Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge
Exo 23:3, 6, 7, 9 And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit. / You
Lev 19:15 You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or
Lev 24:22 You are to have the same standard of law for the foreign resident and the
Num 27:16, 17 “May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man
Deu 1:16, 17 At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your
Deu 16:18–20 You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town
Deu 17:16–20 But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the
Deu 19:18, 19 The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven
Deu 24:16 Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for
Deu 25:1 If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged,
Jos 1:7, 8 Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the
2Ch 9:8 Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His
2Ch 19:6, 7 Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you
Ezr 7:25, 26 And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which you possess,
Psa 82:2–4 “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?
Psa 148:11, 13 kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the
Isa 58:6 Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness,
Jer 21:12 O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every
Jer 22:1–3 This is what the LORD says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah
Zec 7:9, 10 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show
Zec 8:16 These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true
Rom 13:3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be
1Ti 2:2 for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet
1Pe 2:14 or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to