Judge
67 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
28 sections
- Abdon
- Abimelech
- Appointed by the Persians
- Character of, and Precepts Relating To
- Corrupt: Eli's Sons
- Corrupt: Felix
- Corrupt: Pilate
- Corrupt: Samuel's Sons
- Corrupt: The Judges of Jezreel
- Deborah
- Ehud
- Elon
- Gideon
- Held Circuit Courts
- Ibzan
- Jair
- Jephthah
- Judges (Outstanding Leaders) of Israel: During the Time when the Land Was Ruled by Judges
- Kings and Other Rulers As
- Othniel
- Priests and Levites As
- Samson
- Samson: Eli Led Israel
- Samson: Samuel As the Leader (Judge)
- Samson: The Sons of Samuel
- Shamgar
- Tola
- Women As, Deborah
Abdon
- Judges 12:13–14 After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel. …
Abimelech
- Judges 9:1–54 Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother, …
Appointed by the Persians
- Ezra 7:25 And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God, which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates — all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to …
Character of, and Precepts Relating To
- Exodus 18:21–22 Furthermore, select capable men from among the people — God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. …
- Exodus 22:9 In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay …
- Exodus 22:28 You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
- Leviticus 19:15 You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
- Deuteronomy 1:12–17 But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes all by myself? …
- Deuteronomy 16:18–20 You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment. …
- Deuteronomy 17:8–11 If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose. …
- Deuteronomy 19:16–19 If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime, …
- Deuteronomy 25:1–3 If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned. …
- 1 Samuel 2:25 If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.
- 1 Samuel 8:3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
- 1 Kings 3:9 Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
- 2 Chronicles 19:5–10 He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah. …
- Psalm 58:1–2 Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men? …
- Psalm 72:1–2 Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness. …
- Psalm 72:4 May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
- Psalm 72:12–14 For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper. …
- Psalm 82:2–4 “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah …
- Proverbs 24:23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
- Isaiah 5:22–23 Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink, …
- Isaiah 28:5–6 On that day the LORD of Hosts will be a crown of glory, a diadem of splendor to the remnant of His people, …
- Ezekiel 44:24 In any dispute, they shall officiate as judges and judge according to My ordinances. They must keep My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed feasts, and they must keep My Sabbaths holy.
- Daniel 9:12 You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.
- Micah 7:3 Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
- Zephaniah 3:3 Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.
- John 7:24 Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”
Corrupt: Eli's Sons
- 1 Samuel 2:12–17 Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD …
- 1 Samuel 2:22–25 Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. …
Corrupt: Felix
- Acts 24:26–27 At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him. …
Corrupt: Pilate
- Matthew 27:24 When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
- Mark 15:15 And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
- Mark 15:19–24 They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him. …
Corrupt: Samuel's Sons
- 1 Samuel 8:1–5 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. …
Corrupt: The Judges of Jezreel
- 1 Kings 21:8–13 Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city. …
Deborah
- Judges 4:1 After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD.
- Judges 5:1 On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
Ehud
- Judges 3:15–30 And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab. …
Elon
- Judges 12:11–12 After Ibzan, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel ten years. …
Gideon
- Judges 6:11–40 Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. …
- Judges 7:1 Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.
- Judges 8:1 Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him violently.
Held Circuit Courts
- 1 Samuel 7:16 Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.
Ibzan
- Judges 12:8–10 After Jephthah, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. …
Jair
- Judges 10:3–5 Tola was followed by Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years. …
Jephthah
- Judges 11:1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.
- Judges 12:1–7 Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!” …
Judges (Outstanding Leaders) of Israel: During the Time when the Land Was Ruled by Judges
- Judges 2:16–19 Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them. …
- Acts 13:20 All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.
Kings and Other Rulers As
- 2 Samuel 8:15 Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
- 2 Samuel 15:2 He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your …
- 1 Kings 3:16–28 At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. …
- 1 Kings 10:9 Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
- 2 Kings 8:1–6 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.” …
- Psalm 72:1–4 Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness. …
- Matthew 27:11–26 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied. …
- Acts 23:34–35 The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia, …
- Acts 24:1 Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
- Acts 25:11–12 If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!” …
Othniel
- Judges 3:9–11 But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them. …
Priests and Levites As
- Deuteronomy 17:9 You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.
- 2 Chronicles 19:8 Moreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.
- Ezekiel 44:23–24 They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean. …
- Matthew 26:57–62 Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered. …
Samson
- Judges 13:1 Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.
- Judges 14:1 One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.
- Judges 15:1 Later on, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat and went to visit his wife. “I want to go to my wife in her room,” he said. But her father would not let him enter.
- Judges 16:1 One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her.
Samson: Eli Led Israel
- 1 Samuel 4:18 As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And Eli had judged Israel forty years.
Samson: Samuel As the Leader (Judge)
- 1 Samuel 7:6 When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.
- 1 Samuel 7:15–17 So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. …
Samson: The Sons of Samuel
- 1 Samuel 8:1–5 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. …
Shamgar
- Judges 3:31 After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.
Tola
- Judges 10:1–2 After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim. …
Women As, Deborah
- Judges 4:4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.