2 Chronicles 9:8
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8 Praise the Lord your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne as king to rule for him. Because God loves Israel and desires this kingdom to last forever, he has made you king over them so you can rule with justice and righteousness.”
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2 Chronicles 2:11
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11 King Hiram sent this letter of reply to Solomon:
“It is because the Lord loves his people that he has made you their king!
Isaiah 32:1-2
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Israel’s Ultimate Deliverance
32 Look, a righteous king is coming!
And honest princes will rule under him.
2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind
and a refuge from the storm,
like streams of water in the desert
and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land.
1 Chronicles 29:23
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23 So Solomon took the throne of the Lord in place of his father, David, and he succeeded in everything, and all Israel obeyed him.
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Deuteronomy 7:8
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8 Rather, it was simply that the Lord loves you, and he was keeping the oath he had sworn to your ancestors. That is why the Lord rescued you with such a strong hand from your slavery and from the oppressive hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
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Hebrews 1:8-9
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8 But to the Son he says,
“Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever.
You rule with a scepter of justice.
9 You love justice and hate evil.
Therefore, O God, your God has anointed you,
pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.”[a]
2 Corinthians 9:12-15
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12 So two good things will result from this ministry of giving—the needs of the believers in Jerusalem[a] will be met, and they will joyfully express their thanks to God.
13 As a result of your ministry, they will give glory to God. For your generosity to them and to all believers will prove that you are obedient to the Good News of Christ. 14 And they will pray for you with deep affection because of the overflowing grace God has given to you. 15 Thank God for this gift[b] too wonderful for words!
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Jeremiah 33:15-16
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15 “In those days and at that time
I will raise up a righteous descendant[a] from King David’s line.
He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
16 In that day Judah will be saved,
and Jerusalem will live in safety.
And this will be its name:
‘The Lord Is Our Righteousness.’[b]
Isaiah 11:1-5
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A Branch from David’s Line
11 Out of the stump of David’s family[a] will grow a shoot—
yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root.
2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
3 He will delight in obeying the Lord.
He will not judge by appearance
nor make a decision based on hearsay.
4 He will give justice to the poor
and make fair decisions for the exploited.
The earth will shake at the force of his word,
and one breath from his mouth will destroy the wicked.
5 He will wear righteousness like a belt
and truth like an undergarment.
Footnotes
- 11:1 Hebrew the stump of the line of Jesse. Jesse was King David’s father.
Isaiah 9:7
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7 His government and its peace
will never end.
He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David
for all eternity.
The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies
will make this happen!
Proverbs 21:3
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3 The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just
than when we offer him sacrifices.
Psalm 99:4
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4 Mighty King, lover of justice,
you have established fairness.
You have acted with justice
and righteousness throughout Israel.[a]
Psalm 72:18-19
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18 Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel,
who alone does such wonderful things.
19 Praise his glorious name forever!
Let the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and amen!
Psalm 72:2
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2 Help him judge your people in the right way;
let the poor always be treated fairly.
Psalm 22:8
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8 “Is this the one who relies on the Lord?
Then let the Lord save him!
If the Lord loves him so much,
let the Lord rescue him!”
Psalm 18:19
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19 He led me to a place of safety;
he rescued me because he delights in me.
1 Chronicles 29:20
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20 Then David said to the whole assembly, “Give praise to the Lord your God!” And the entire assembly praised the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and they bowed low and knelt before the Lord and the king.
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1 Chronicles 29:10
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David’s Prayer of Praise
10 Then David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly:
“O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel,[a] may you be praised forever and ever!
Footnotes
- 29:10 Israel is the name that God gave to Jacob.
1 Chronicles 28:5
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5 And from among my sons—for the Lord has given me many—he chose Solomon to succeed me on the throne of Israel and to rule over the Lord’s kingdom.
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1 Chronicles 17:22
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22 You chose Israel to be your very own people forever, and you, O Lord, became their God.
1 Kings 10:9
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9 Praise the Lord your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king so you can rule with justice and righteousness.”
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1 Kings 3:28
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28 When all Israel heard the king’s decision, the people were in awe of the king, for they saw the wisdom God had given him for rendering justice.
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2 Samuel 23:3
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3 The God of Israel spoke.
The Rock of Israel said to me:
‘The one who rules righteously,
who rules in the fear of God,
2 Samuel 15:25-26
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25 Then the king instructed Zadok to take the Ark of God back into the city. “If the Lord sees fit,” David said, “he will bring me back to see the Ark and the Tabernacle[a] again. 26 But if he is through with me, then let him do what seems best to him.”
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- 15:25 Hebrew and his dwelling place.
2 Samuel 8:15
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15 So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people.
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