8 If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.
Exodus 22:8 Cross References - BSB
Exodus 21:6
6 then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.
Exodus 22:9
9 In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.
Exodus 22:28
28 You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
Deuteronomy 16:18
18 You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
Deuteronomy 17:8-9
8 If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.
9 You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.
Deuteronomy 19:17-18
1 Chronicles 23:4
4 “Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
Psalms 82:1
1 A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods: