"It may be that some cases will be too difficult for the local judges to decide, such as certain cases of property rights or of bodily injury or those cases that involve a distinction between murder and manslaughter. When this happens, go to the one place of worship chosen by the LORD your God,

When he becomes king, he is to have a copy of the book of God's laws and teachings made from the original copy kept by the levitical priests.

In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed Levites, priests, and some of the leading citizens as judges in cases involving a violation of the Law of the LORD or legal disputes between inhabitants of the city.

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of David's bodyguards; and David's sons were priests.

and he favored her son Abijah over all his other children, choosing him as the one to succeed him as king.