2Ch 19:5-11, Psa 82:2-3, Rom 13:1-6 | ESV | STEP | He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah , city by city ,

5 He appointed ^ajudges in the land in all ^bthe fortified cities of Judah, city by city, 6 and said to the judges, “Consider what you do, ^cfor you judge not for man but for the Lord. He is with you in giving judgment. 7 Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for ^dthere is no injustice with the Lord our God, ^eor partiality or taking bribes.”

8 Moreover, in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat ^fappointed certain Levites and priests and heads of families of Israel, ^gto give judgment for the Lord and to decide disputed cases. They had their seat at Jerusalem. 9 And he charged them: ^h“Thus you shall do in the fear of the Lord, in faithfulness, ⁱand with your whole heart: 10 ^jwhenever a case comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities, concerning bloodshed, law or commandment, statutes or rules, then you shall warn them, that they may not incur guilt before the Lord and ^kwrath may not come upon you and your brothers. Thus you shall do, and you will not incur guilt. 11 And behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you ^lin all matters of the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the governor of the house of Judah, in all the king’s matters, and the Levites will serve you as officers. ^mDeal courageously, and may the Lord be with the upright!” ^{▼▼Hebrew the good}

Psalms 82:2-3

2 “How long will you judge unjustly
and ^oshow partiality to ^pthe wicked? Selah
3 ^qGive justice to ^rthe weak and the fatherless;
^smaintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.

Romans 13:1-6

Submission to the Authorities

1 Let every person ^tbe subject to the governing authorities. For ^uthere is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you ^vwill receive his approval, 4 for ^whe is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, ^xan avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also ^yfor the sake of conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.