When any of you has a legal dispute with another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous rather than before the saints?

Gad went to David and told him, “Shall seven ¹  years of famine come upon your land? Or shall you flee for three months from your enemy with him in hot pursuit? Or shall there be three days of plague in your land? Now decide ²  what I should tell the one who sent me.”

three ¹  years of famine, or three months being chased by your enemies and struck down by their swords, ²  or three days being struck down by the Lord, during which a plague will invade the land and the Lord’s messenger will destroy throughout Israel’s territory.’ ³  Now, decide what I should tell the one who sent me.”

Make a just decision on my behalf! ¹  Decide what is right! ² 

“The Lord who rules over all says, ‘Ask the priests about the law. ¹ 

But Jesus ¹  said to him, “Man, ²  who made me a judge or arbitrator between you two?” ³ 

Do not judge according to external appearance, ¹  but judge with proper ²  judgment.”

You people ¹  judge by outward appearances; ²  I do not judge anyone. ³ 

Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate ¹  about this matter.

I am speaking to thoughtful people. Consider what I say.

Every firstling ¹  of a donkey you must redeem ²  with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, then you must break its neck. ³  Every firstborn of ⁴  your sons you must redeem.

then there will be an oath to the Lord ¹  between the two of them, that he has not laid his hand on his neighbor’s goods, and its owner will accept this, and he will not have to pay.

“Listen to me in silence, you coastlands! ¹  Let the nations find renewed strength! Let them approach and then speak; let us come together for debate! ² 

So now we are in your power. ¹  Do to us what you think is good and appropriate. ² 

Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will attack the city as the lot dictates. ¹ 

For he does not still consider a person, ¹  that he should come before God in judgment.

So now, residents of Jerusalem, ¹  people ²  of Judah, you decide between me and my vineyard!

There are times, Jeremiah, ¹  when I threaten to uproot, tear down, and destroy a nation or kingdom. ² 

And there are times when I promise to build up and establish ¹  a nation or kingdom.

They are frightening and terrifying; they decide for themselves what is right. ¹