Lexicon :: Strong's G2923 - kritēs

“You shall appoint ^H5414 for yourself judges ^H8199 and officers ^H7860 in all ^H3605 your [fn]towns ^H8179 which ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 is giving ^H5414 you, according to your tribes ^H7626, and they shall judge ^H8199 the people ^H5971 with righteous ^H6664 judgment ^H4941.

“You stand ^H5324 today ^H3117, all ^H3605 of you, before ^H6440 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430: your heads ^H7218, your tribes ^H7626, your elders ^H2205 and your officers ^H7860, that is, all ^H3605 the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478,

Then the LORD ^H3068 raised ^H6965 up ^H6965 judges ^H8199 [fn]who saved ^H3467 them from the hands ^H3027 of those who plundered ^H8154 them.

Now it came ^H1961 about ^H1961 in the days ^H3117 when the judges ^H8199 [fn]governed ^H8199, that there was a famine ^H7458 in the land ^H776. And a man ^H376 of Bethlehem ^H1035 in Judah ^H3063 went ^H1980 to reside ^H1481 in the land ^H7704 of Moab ^H4124 [fn]with his wife ^H802 and his two ^H8147 sons ^H1121.

Moreover, I tell ^H5046 you that the LORD ^H3068 will build ^H1129 a house ^H1004 for you.

Now David ^H1732 assembled ^H6950 at Jerusalem ^H3389 all ^H3605 the officials ^H8269 of Israel ^H3478, the leaders ^H8269 of the tribes ^H7626, and the commanders ^H8269 of the divisions ^H4256 that served ^H8334 the king ^H4428, the commanders ^H8269 of thousands ^H505, and the commanders ^H8269 of hundreds ^H3967, and the overseers ^H8269 of all ^H3605 the property ^H7399 and livestock ^H4735 belonging to the king ^H4428 and his sons ^H1121, with the officials ^H5631 and the mighty ^H1368 men ^H1368, all ^H3605 the valiant ^H2428 warriors ^H1368.

And Solomon ^H8010 spoke ^H559 to all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478, to the commanders ^H8269 of thousands ^H505, of hundreds ^H3967, and to the judges ^H8199 and to every ^H3605 leader ^H5387 in all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478, the heads ^H7218 of the fathers’ ^H1 households.

“And you, Ezra ^H5831, according to the wisdom ^H2452 of your God ^H426 which ^H1768 is in your hand ^H3028, appoint ^H4483 magistrates ^H8200 and judges ^H1782 so ^H1768 that ^H1768 they may judge ^H1934 H1778 all ^H3606 the people ^H5972 who ^H1768 are in the province beyond ^H5675 the Euphrates River ^H5103, that is, all ^H3606 those who know ^H3046 the laws ^H1882 of your God ^H426; and you may teach ^H3046 anyone who ^H1768 is ^H3046 ignorant ^H3809 H3046 of them.

“The earth ^H776 is handed ^H5414 H3027 over ^H5414 to the wicked ^H7563;

He covers ^H3680 the faces ^H6440 of its judges ^H8199.

If ^H518 it is not He, then ^H645 who ^H4310 is it?

“He makes advisers ^H3289 walk ^H1980 [fn]barefoot ^H7758

And makes ^H1984 fools ^H1984 of judges ^H8199.

“Will you show ^H5375 partiality ^H6440 H5375 for Him?

Will you contend ^H7378 for God ^H410?

God ^H430 is a righteous ^H6662 judge ^H8199,

And a God ^H410 who shows ^H2194 indignation ^H2194 every ^H3605 day ^H3117.

And the heavens ^H8064 declare ^H5046 His righteousness ^H6664,

For God ^H430 Himself ^H1931 is judge ^H8199. Selah ^H5542

A father ^H1 of the fatherless ^H3490 and a judge ^H1781 [fn]for the widows ^H490,

Is God ^H430 in His holy ^H6944 dwelling ^H4583.

But God ^H430 is the Judge ^H8199;

He puts ^H8213 down ^H8213 one ^H2088 and exalts ^H7311 another ^H2088.

Their judges ^H8199 are thrown ^H8058 down ^H8058 by the sides ^H3027 of the rock ^H5553,

And they hear ^H8085 my words ^H561, for they are ^H5276 pleasant ^H5276.

Kings ^H4428 of the earth ^H776 and all ^H3605 peoples ^H3816;

Rulers ^H8269 and all ^H3605 judges ^H8199 of the earth ^H776;

“Then I will restore ^H7725 your judges ^H8199 as at first ^H7223,

And your counselors ^H3289 as at the beginning ^H8462;

After ^H310 that you will be called ^H7121 the city ^H5892 of righteousness ^H6664,

A faithful ^H539 city ^H7151.”

Therefore ^H3651 the LORD ^H3068 [fn]longs ^H2442 to be ^H2603 gracious ^H2603 to you,

And therefore ^H3651 He [fn]waits ^H7311 on ^H7311 high ^H7311 to have ^H7355 compassion ^H7355 on ^H7355 you.

For the LORD ^H3068 is a God ^H430 of justice ^H4941;

How blessed ^H835 are all ^H3605 those who [fn]long ^H2442 for Him.

For the LORD ^H3068 is our judge ^H8199,

The LORD ^H3068 is our lawgiver ^H2710,

The LORD ^H3068 is our king ^H4428;

He will save ^H3467 us—

I will make ^H2142 mention ^H2142 of the mercies ^H2617 of the LORD ^H3068, and the praises ^H8416 of the LORD ^H3068,

According ^H5921 to all ^H3605 that the LORD ^H3068 has granted ^H1580 us,

And the great ^H7227 goodness ^H2898 toward the house ^H1004 of Israel ^H3478,

Which ^H834 He has granted ^H1580 them according to His compassion ^H7356

And according to the abundance ^H7230 of His mercies ^H2617.

All ^H3605 of them are ^H2552 hot ^H2552 like an oven ^H8574,

And they consume ^H398 their rulers ^H8199;

All ^H3605 their kings ^H4428 have fallen ^H5307.

None ^H369 of them calls ^H7121 on Me.

“I will also eliminate ^H3772 the [fn]judge ^H8199 from her midst ^H7130

And slay ^H2026 all ^H3605 her leaders ^H8269 with him,” says ^H559 the LORD ^H3068.

As for evil ^H7451, both hands ^H3709 do ^H3190 it well ^H3190.

The leader ^H8269 asks ^H7592 for a bribe ^H7966, also the judge ^H8199,

And the great ^H1419 one ^H1419 speaks ^H1696 the capricious ^H1942 desire ^H1942 of his soul ^H5315;

So they plot ^H5686 it together ^H5686.

Why ^H4100 do You make ^H7200 me see ^H7200 disaster ^H205,

And make me look ^H5027 at destitution ^H5999?

Yes, devastation ^H7701 and violence ^H2555 are before ^H5048 me;

Strife ^H7379 exists ^H1961 and contention ^H4066 arises ^H5375.

Her leaders ^H8269 within ^H7130 her are roaring ^H7580 lions ^H738,

Her judges ^H8199 are wolves ^H2061 at evening ^H6153;

They have ^H1633 no ^H3808 bones ^H1633 to ^H1633 gnaw ^H1633 in the morning ^H1242.