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2 Samuel 23:3
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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.
2 Samuel 23:3
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2 Samuel 23:3
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2 Samuel 22:32
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2 Samuel 22:32
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32 “For (A)who is God, except the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God?
2 Samuel 22:32
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2 Samuel 22:32
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Deuteronomy 32:4
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Deuteronomy 32:4
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4 He is (A)the Rock, (B)His work is perfect;
For all His ways are justice,
(C)A God of truth and (D)without injustice;
Righteous and upright is He.
Exodus 18:21
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Exodus 18:21
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21 Moreover you shall select from all the people (A)able men, such as (B)fear God, (C)men of truth, (D)hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
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Exodus 18:21
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Exodus 18:21
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21 But select capable men(A) from all the people—men who fear(B) God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain(C)—and appoint them as officials(D) over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
2 Samuel 22:2-3
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2 Samuel 22:2-3
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2 Samuel 22:2-3
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2 Samuel 22:2-3
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2 He said:
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- 2 Samuel 22:3 Or sovereign
- 2 Samuel 22:3 Horn here symbolizes strength.
Hebrews 1:8
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Hebrews 1:8
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8 But to the Son He says:
(A)“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A [a]scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
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- Hebrews 1:8 A ruler’s staff
Hebrews 1:8
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Hebrews 1:8
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8 But about the Son he says,
“Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;(A)
a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
Psalm 72:2
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Psalm 72:2
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2 (A)He will judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your poor with justice.
Psalm 72:2
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Psalm 72:2
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2 May he judge your people in righteousness,(A)
your afflicted ones with justice.
Psalm 42:9
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Psalm 42:9
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9 I will say to God my Rock,
(A)“Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
Deuteronomy 32:30-31
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Deuteronomy 32:30-31
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30 How could one chase a thousand,
And two put ten thousand to flight,
Unless their Rock (A)had sold them,
And the Lord had surrendered them?
31 For their rock is not like our Rock,
(B)Even our enemies themselves being judges.
Deuteronomy 16:18-20
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Deuteronomy 16:18-20
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Justice Must Be Administered
18 “You shall appoint (A)judges and officers in all your [a]gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment. 19 (B)You shall not pervert justice; (C)you shall not [b]show partiality, (D)nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and [c]twists the words of the righteous. 20 You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may (E)live and inherit the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
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- Deuteronomy 16:18 towns
- Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit. regard faces
- Deuteronomy 16:19 perverts
Deuteronomy 16:18-20
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Deuteronomy 16:18-20
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Judges
18 Appoint judges(A) and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.(B) 19 Do not pervert justice(C) or show partiality.(D) Do not accept a bribe,(E) for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent. 20 Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Exodus 23:6-8
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Exodus 23:6-8
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6 (A)“You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his dispute. 7 (B)Keep yourself far from a false matter; (C)do not kill the innocent and righteous. For (D)I will not justify the wicked. 8 And (E)you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous.
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Exodus 23:6-8
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Exodus 23:6-8
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6 “Do not deny justice(A) to your poor people in their lawsuits. 7 Have nothing to do with a false charge(B) and do not put an innocent(C) or honest person to death,(D) for I will not acquit the guilty.(E)
8 “Do not accept a bribe,(F) for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.
Genesis 33:20
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Genesis 33:20
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20 Then he erected an altar there and called it (A)El[a] Elohe Israel.
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- Genesis 33:20 Lit. God, the God of Israel
Genesis 33:20
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Genesis 33:20
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- Genesis 33:20 El Elohe Israel can mean El is the God of Israel or mighty is the God of Israel.
Zechariah 9:9
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Zechariah 9:9
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The Coming King(A)
9 “Rejoice (B)greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, (C)your King is coming to you;
He is just and having salvation,
Lowly and riding on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.
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