Judge

• Appointed by the Persians Ezr 7:25
• Kings and other rulers as 2Sa 8:15; 15:2; 1Ki 3:16-28; 10:9; 2Ki 8:1-6; Ps 72:1-4; Mt 27:11-26; Ac 23:34,35; 24; 25:11,12
• Priests and Levites as De 17:9; 2Ch 19:8; Eze 44:23,24; Mt 26:57-62
• Women as, Deborah Jud 4:4
• Held circuit courts 1Sa 7:16
• See COURTS
• See JUSTICE
• See WITNESS
• CHARACTER OF, AND PRECEPTS RELATING TO Ex 18:21,22; 22:9,28; Le 19:15; De 1:12-17; 16:18-20; 17:8-11; 19:16-19; 25:1-3; 1Sa 2:25; 8:3; 1Ki 3:9; 2Ch 19:5-10; Ps 58:1,2; 72:1,2,4,12-14; 82:2-4; Pr 24:23; Isa 5:22,23; 28:5,6; Eze 44:24; Da 9:12; Mic 7:3; Zep 3:3; Joh 7:24 See JUSTICE See COURTS
• CORRUPT, INSTANCES OF Eli's sons 1Sa 2:12-17,22-25 Samuel's sons 1Sa 8:1-5 The judges of Jezreel 1Ki 21:8-13 Pilate Mt 27:24; Mr 15:15; with 15:19-24 Felix Ac 24:26,27
• GOD AS See GOD, JUDGE
• JUDGES (OUTSTANDING LEADERS) OF ISRAEL During the time when the land was ruled by judges Jud 2:16-19; Ac 13:20

1. Othniel Jud 3:9-11

2. Ehud Jud 3:15-30

3. Shamgar Jud 3:31

4. Deborah Jud 4; 5

5. Gideon Jud 6:11-40; 7; 8

6. Abimelech Jud 9:1-54

7. Tola Jud 10:1,2

8. Jair Jud 10:3-5

9. Jephthah Jud 11; 12:1-7

• 10. Ibzan Jud 12:8-10
• 11. Elon Jud 12:11,12
• 12. Abdon Jud 12:13,14
• 13. Samson Jud 13; 14; 15; 16 Eli led Israel 1Sa 4:18 Samuel as the leader (judge) 1Sa 7:6,15-17 The sons of Samuel 1Sa 8:1-5