Lexicon :: Strong's G2919 - krinō

“However, I will judge the nation they serve, and afterward they will go out with many possessions.

Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are responsible for my suffering![fn] I put my slave in your arms,[fn] and when she saw that she was pregnant, I became contemptible to her. May the LORD judge between me and you.”

“You could not possibly do such a thing: to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. You could not possibly do that! Won’t the Judge of the whole earth do what is just? ”

“Get out of the way! ” they said, adding, “This one came here as an alien, but he’s acting like a judge! Now we’ll do more harm to you than to them.” They put pressure on Lot and came up to break down the door.

Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also, so he named it Sitnah.[fn]

Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; yes, he has heard me and given me a son,” so she named him Dan.[fn]

“The God of Abraham, and the gods of Nahor ​— ​the gods of their father[fn] ​— ​will judge between us.” And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

“Dan will judge his people

as one of the tribes of Israel.

“May the LORD take note of you and judge,” they said to them, “because you have made us reek to Pharaoh and his officials ​— ​putting a sword in their hand to kill us! ”

The next day Moses sat down to judge the people, and they stood around Moses from morning until evening.

“They should judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you every major case but judge every minor case themselves. In this way you will lighten your load,[fn] and they will bear it with you.

They judged the people at all times; they would bring the hard cases to Moses, but they would judge every minor case themselves.

“Do not act unjustly when deciding a case. Do not be partial to the poor or give preference to the rich; judge your neighbor fairly.

“the assembly is to judge between the person who kills someone and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.

“I commanded your judges at that time: Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge rightly between a man and his brother or his resident alien.

“Appoint judges and officials for your tribes in all your towns the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.

“If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court, and the judges will hear their case. They will clear the innocent and condemn the guilty.

The LORD will indeed vindicate his people

and have compassion on his servants

when he sees that their strength is gone

and no one is left ​— ​slave or free.[fn]

The Spirit of the LORD came on him, and he judged Israel. Othniel went out to battle, and the LORD handed over King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram to him, so that Othniel overpowered him.

Moab became subject to Israel that day, and the land had peace for eighty years.

Deborah, a prophetess and the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.

The men of Ephraim said to him, “Why have you done this to us, not calling us when you went to fight against the Midianites? ” And they argued with him violently.

Tola judged Israel twenty-three years and when he died, was buried in Shamir.

“I have not sinned against you, but you are doing me wrong by fighting against me. Let the LORD who is the judge decide today between the Israelites and the Ammonites.”

Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.[fn]

Elon, who was from Zebulun, judged Israel after Ibzan. He judged Israel ten years,

After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, who was from Pirathon, judged Israel.

And he judged Israel twenty years in the days of the Philistines.

Then his brothers and his father’s whole family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. So he judged Israel twenty years.

“When their fathers or brothers come to us and protest, we will tell them, ‘Show favor to them, since we did not get enough wives for each of them in the battle. You didn’t actually give the women to them, so[fn] you are not guilty of breaking your oath.’ ”

During the time[fn] of the judges, there was a famine in the land. A man left Bethlehem in Judah with his wife and two sons to stay in the territory of Moab for a while.

Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered;[fn]

he will thunder in the heavens against them.

The LORD will judge the ends of the earth.

He will give power to his king;

he will lift up the horn of his anointed.[fn]

When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward off the chair by the city gate, and since he was old and heavy, his neck broke and he died. Eli had judged Israel forty years.

“May the LORD be judge and decide between you and me. May he take notice and plead my case and deliver[fn] me from you.”

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the LORD who championed my cause against Nabal’s insults and restrained his servant from doing evil. The LORD brought Nabal’s evil deeds back on his own head.”

Then David sent messengers to speak to Abigail about marrying him.

Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has vindicated him by freeing him from his enemies.”

Just then the Cushite came and said, “May my lord the king hear the good news: The LORD has vindicated you today by freeing you from all who rise against you! ”

People throughout all the tribes of Israel were arguing among themselves, saying, “The king rescued us from the grasp of our enemies, and he saved us from the grasp of the Philistines, but now he has fled from the land because of Absalom.

“So give your servant a receptive heart to judge your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of yours? ”

All Israel heard about the judgment the king had given, and they stood in awe of the king because they saw that God’s wisdom was in him to carry out justice.

He made the Hall of the Throne where he would judge ​— ​the Hall of Judgment. It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the rafters.[fn]

may you hear in heaven and act.

May you judge your servants,

condemning the wicked man by bringing

what he has done on his own head

and providing justice for the righteous

by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

No such Passover had ever been observed from the time of the judges who judged Israel through the entire time of the kings of Israel and Judah.

Then the trees of the forest will shout for joy before the LORD,

for he is coming to judge the earth.