1 Kings 10:9
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9 (A)Blessed be the Lord your God, who (B)delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord has loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, (C)to do justice and righteousness.”
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1 Kings 5:7
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7 So it was, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly and said,
Blessed be the Lord this day, for He has given David a wise son over this great people!
Psalm 72:2
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2 (A)He will judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your poor with justice.
2 Samuel 8:15
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David’s Administration(A)
15 So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered judgment and justice to all his people.
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Jeremiah 23:5-6
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5 “Behold, (A)the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and [a]prosper,
(B)And execute [b]judgment and righteousness in the [c]earth.
6 (C)In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel (D)will dwell safely;
Now (E)this is His name by which He will be called:
[d]THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
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- Jeremiah 23:5 act wisely
- Jeremiah 23:5 justice
- Jeremiah 23:5 land
- Jeremiah 23:6 Heb. YHWH Tsidkenu
Isaiah 42:1
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The Servant of the Lord
42 “Behold! (A)My Servant whom I uphold,
My [a]Elect One in whom My soul (B)delights!
(C)I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:1 Chosen
2 Chronicles 2:11
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11 Then Hiram king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon:
(A)Because the Lord loves His people, He has made you king over them.
Romans 13:3-4
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3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? (A)Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. 4 For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.
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Isaiah 32:1-2
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A Reign of Righteousness
32 Behold, (A)a king will reign in righteousness,
And princes will rule with justice.
2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind,
And (B)a [a]cover from the tempest,
As rivers of water in a dry place,
As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:2 shelter
Psalm 72:17-19
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17 (A)His name shall endure forever;
His name shall continue as long as the sun.
And (B)men shall be blessed in Him;
(C)All nations shall call Him blessed.
18 (D)Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
(E)Who only does wondrous things!
19 And (F)blessed be His glorious name forever!
(G)And let the whole earth be filled with His glory.
Amen and Amen.
Psalm 22:8
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8 “He(A) [a]trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;
(B)Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”
Footnotes
- Psalm 22:8 LXX, Syr., Vg. hoped; Tg. praised
Psalm 18:19
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19 (A)He also brought me out into a broad place;
He delivered me because He delighted in me.
1 Chronicles 17:22
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22 For You have made Your people Israel Your very own people forever; and You, Lord, have become their God.
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2 Samuel 23:3
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3 The God of Israel said,
(A)The Rock of Israel spoke to me:
‘He who rules over men must be just,
Ruling (B)in the fear of God.
Isaiah 62:4
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4 (A)You shall no longer be termed (B)Forsaken,[a]
Nor shall your land any more be termed (C)Desolate;[b]
But you shall be called [c]Hephzibah, and your land [d]Beulah;
For the Lord delights in you,
And your land shall be married.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 62:4 Heb. Azubah
- Isaiah 62:4 Heb. Shemamah
- Isaiah 62:4 Lit. My Delight Is in Her
- Isaiah 62:4 Lit. Married
Isaiah 11:4-5
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4 But (A)with righteousness He shall judge the poor,
And decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
He shall (B)strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
5 Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins,
And faithfulness the belt of His waist.
Isaiah 9:7
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7 Of the increase of His government and peace
(A)There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The (B)zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
Proverbs 8:15-16
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15 (A)By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles,
All the judges of [a]the earth.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:16 MT, Syr., Tg., Vg. righteousness; LXX, Bg., some mss. and editions earth
Deuteronomy 7:8
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8 but (A)because the Lord loves you, and because He would keep (B)the oath which He swore to your fathers, (C)the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of [a]bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
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- Deuteronomy 7:8 slavery
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