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