Hebrews 7:2
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2 and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace.
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Numbers 18:21
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21 (A)“To the Levites I have given every tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service that they do, their service in the tent of meeting,
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Isaiah 9:6-7
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6 (A)For to us a child is born,
to us (B)a son is given;
(C)and the government shall be (D)upon[a] his shoulder,
and his name shall be called[b]
Wonderful (E)Counselor, (F)Mighty God,
(G)Everlasting (H)Father, Prince of (I)Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and of peace
(J)there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
(K)with justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
(L)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
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- Isaiah 9:6 Or is upon
- Isaiah 9:6 Or is called
Psalm 85:10-11
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10 (A)Steadfast love and faithfulness meet;
(B)righteousness and peace kiss each other.
11 Faithfulness springs up from the ground,
and righteousness looks down from the sky.
Psalm 72:7
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Psalm 72:1-3
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Give the King Your Justice
Of (A)Solomon.
72 Give the king your (B)justice, O God,
and your righteousness to the royal son!
2 May he (C)judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
3 Let the mountains bear (D)prosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness!
Psalm 45:4-7
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4 In your majesty (A)ride out victoriously
for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness;
let your right hand teach you (B)awesome deeds!
5 Your arrows are sharp
in the heart of the king's enemies;
the peoples fall under you.
6 (C)Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.
The (D)scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness;
7 (E)you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.
Therefore (F)God, your God, has (G)anointed you
with the oil of (H)gladness (I)beyond your companions;
1 Chronicles 22:9
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9 Behold, a son shall be born to you who shall be a man of rest. (A)I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies. (B)For his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.
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2 Samuel 23:3
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3 The God of Israel has spoken;
(A)the Rock of Israel has said to me:
When one rules justly over men,
ruling (B)in the fear of God,
2 Samuel 8:15
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David's Officials
15 So David reigned over all Israel. And David administered justice and equity to all his people.
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1 Samuel 8:17
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17 He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves.
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1 Samuel 8:15
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15 He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.
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Genesis 28:22
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22 and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, (A)shall be God's house. And (B)of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.”
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Ephesians 2:14-18
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14 For (A)he himself is our peace, (B)who has made us both one and has broken down (C)in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility 15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in (D)ordinances, that he might create in himself one (E)new man in place of the two, so making peace, 16 and might (F)reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. 17 And he came and (G)preached peace to you who were (H)far off and peace to those who were (I)near. 18 For (J)through him we both have (K)access in (L)one Spirit to the Father.
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Romans 5:1-2
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Peace with God Through Faith
5 (A)Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, (B)we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also (C)obtained access by faith[b] into this grace (D)in which we stand, and (E)we[c] rejoice[d] in hope of the glory of God.
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- Romans 5:1 Some manuscripts let us
- Romans 5:2 Some manuscripts omit by faith
- Romans 5:2 Or let us; also verse 3
- Romans 5:2 Or boast; also verses 3, 11
Romans 3:26
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26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
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Micah 5:5
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5 And he shall be (A)their peace.
(B)When the Assyrian comes into our land
and treads in our palaces,
then we will raise against him seven (C)shepherds
and eight princes of men;
Jeremiah 33:15-16
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15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous (A)Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days Judah will be saved, (B)and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: (C)‘The Lord is our righteousness.’
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Jeremiah 23:5-6
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5 (A)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous (B)Branch, and (C)he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In his days Judah will be saved, and (D)Israel will (E)dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: (F)‘The Lord is our righteousness.’
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Isaiah 45:22-25
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22 “Turn to me and be saved,
(A)all the ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other.
23 (B)By myself I have sworn;
from my mouth has gone out in (C)righteousness
a word that shall not return:
(D)‘To me every knee shall bow,
every tongue shall swear allegiance.’[a]
24 (E)“Only in the Lord, it shall be said of me,
are righteousness and (F)strength;
to him shall come and be ashamed
(G)all who were incensed against him.
25 In the Lord all the offspring of Israel
shall be justified and shall glory.”
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- Isaiah 45:23 Septuagint every tongue shall confess to God
Isaiah 32:1-2
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A King Will Reign in Righteousness
32 Behold, (A)a king will reign in righteousness,
and princes will rule in justice.
2 (B)Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
a shelter from the storm,
(C)like streams of water in a dry place,
like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
1 Kings 4:24-25
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24 For he had dominion over all the region west of the Euphrates[a] from Tiphsah to (A)Gaza, over all the kings west of the Euphrates. (B)And he had peace on all sides around him. 25 And Judah and Israel (C)lived in safety, (D)from Dan even to Beersheba, (E)every man under his vine and under his fig tree, all the days of Solomon.
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- 1 Kings 4:24 Hebrew the River; twice in this verse
Leviticus 27:32
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32 And every tithe of herds and flocks, every tenth animal of all that (A)pass under the herdsman's staff, shall be holy to the Lord.
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