12 They will be places of refuge from the avenger,(A) so that anyone accused of murder(B) may not die before they stand trial before the assembly.(C)

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In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites,(A) priests(B) and heads of Israelite families to administer(C) the law of the Lord and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.

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For you have upheld my right(A) and my cause,(B)
    sitting enthroned(C) as the righteous judge.(D)

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From heaven you pronounced judgment,
    and the land feared(A) and was quiet—
when you, God, rose up to judge,(B)
    to save all the afflicted(C) of the land.

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13 The Lord takes his place in court;(A)
    he rises to judge(B) the people.
14 The Lord enters into judgment(C)
    against the elders and leaders of his people:
“It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
    the plunder(D) from the poor(E) is in your houses.

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24 “‘In any dispute, the priests are to serve as judges(A) and decide it according to my ordinances. They are to keep my laws and my decrees for all my appointed festivals,(B) and they are to keep my Sabbaths holy.(C)

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