Ezra 7: 25

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EZRA

CHAPTER 7

25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and ^ajudges, which may judge all the people that are ^bbeyond the river, all such as know the ^claws of thy God; and ^dteach ye them that know them not.

Footnotes

25a	Ex. 18: 13. 13 ¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to ^ajudge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening. Deut. 19: 18 (16-19). 18 And the ^ajudges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; Mosiah 29: 11 (11, 25, 39). 11 Therefore I will be your king the remainder of my days; nevertheless, let ^aus appoint ^bjudges, to judge this people according to our law; and we will newly arrange the affairs of this people, for we will appoint wise men to be judges, that will judge this people according to the commandments of God. D&C 134: 3. 3 We believe that all governments necessarily require ^acivil ^bofficers and magistrates to enforce the laws of the same; and that such as will administer the law in equity and justice should be sought for and upheld by the voice of the people if a republic, or the will of the sovereign.
b	IE on the west side of the Euphrates River.
c	TG God, Law of.
d	Ex. 18: 20. 20 And thou shalt ^ateach them ^bordinances and ^claws, and shalt shew them the ^dway wherein they must ^ewalk, and the work that they must do. D&C 88: 81. 81 Behold, I sent you out to ^atestify and warn the people, and it becometh every man who hath been warned to ^bwarn his neighbor.