Isaiah 9:7
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7 Great will be his authority,[a]
and there shall be endless peace
for the throne of David and his kingdom.
He will establish and uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time onward and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.(A)
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- 9.7 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Luke 1:32-33
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32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David.(A) 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”(B)
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Daniel 2:44
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44 And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall this kingdom be left to another people. It shall crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,(A)
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Daniel 7:14
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14 To him was given dominion
and glory and kingship,
that all peoples, nations, and languages
should serve him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
that shall not pass away,
and his kingship is one
that shall never be destroyed.(A)
2 Samuel 7:16
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16 Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me;[a] your throne shall be established forever.”(A)
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- 7.16 Gk Heb mss: MT before you
Psalm 45:4-6
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4 In your majesty ride on victoriously
for the cause of truth and to defend[a] the right;
let your right hand teach you dread deeds.(A)
5 Your arrows are sharp
in the heart of the king’s enemies;
the peoples fall under you.
Daniel 2:35
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35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were all broken in pieces and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors, and the wind carried them away, so that not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.(A)
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Daniel 7:27
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27 The kingship and dominion
and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven
shall be given to the people of the holy ones of the Most High;
their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom,
and all dominions shall serve and obey them.”(A)
Jeremiah 33:15-21
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15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.(A) 16 In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: “The Lord is our righteousness.”(B)
17 For thus says the Lord: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,(C) 18 and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to make grain offerings, and to make sacrifices for all time.(D)
19 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 20 Thus says the Lord: If any of you could break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night would not come at their appointed time,(E) 21 only then could my covenant with my servant David be broken, so that he would not have a son to reign on his throne, and my covenant with my ministers the Levites.(F)
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Isaiah 32:1-2
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Government with Justice Predicted
32 See, a king will reign in righteousness,
and princes[a] will rule with justice.(A)
2 Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
a covert from the tempest,
like streams of water in a dry place,
like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.(B)
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- 32.1 Gk: Heb and for princes
Hebrews 1:8
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8 But of the Son he says,
“Your throne, O God, is[a] forever and ever,
and the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your[b] kingdom.(A)
Jeremiah 23:5
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The Righteous Branch of David
5 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.(A)
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Isaiah 37:32
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32 for from Jerusalem a remnant shall go out and from Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.(A)
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1 Corinthians 15:24-28
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24 Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after he has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power.(A) 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.(B) 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.(C) 27 For “God[a] has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “All things are put in subjection,” it is plain that this does not include the one who put all things in subjection under him.(D) 28 When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to the one who put all things in subjection under him, so that God may be all in all.(E)
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Isaiah 59:16-17
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16 He saw that there was no one
and was appalled that there was no one to intervene,
so his own arm brought him victory,
and his righteousness upheld him.(A)
17 He put on righteousness like a breastplate
and a helmet of salvation on his head;
he put on garments of vengeance for clothing
and wrapped himself in fury as in a mantle.(B)
Isaiah 42:3-4
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3 a bruised reed he will not break,
and a dimly burning wick he will not quench;
he will faithfully bring forth justice.(A)
4 He will not grow faint or be crushed
until he has established justice in the earth,
and the coastlands wait for his teaching.(B)
Isaiah 16:5
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5 then a throne shall be established in steadfast love
in the tent of David,
and on it shall sit in faithfulness
a ruler who seeks justice
and is swift to do what is right.(A)
Psalm 89:35-37
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35 Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness;
I will not lie to David.(A)
36 His line shall continue forever,
and his throne endure before me like the sun.(B)
37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
an enduring witness in the skies.” Selah
Ezekiel 36:21-23
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21 But I had concern for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they came.(A)
22 Therefore say to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came.(B) 23 I will sanctify my great name, which has been profaned among the nations and which you have profaned among them, and the nations shall know that I am the Lord, says the Lord God, when through you I display my holiness before their eyes.(C)
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Isaiah 63:4-6
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4 For the day of vengeance was in my mind,
and the year for my redeeming work had come.(A)
5 I looked, but there was no helper;
I was abandoned, and there was no one to sustain me,
so my own arm brought me victory,
and my wrath sustained me.(B)
6 I trampled down peoples in my anger;
I crushed them[a] in my wrath,
and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”(C)
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- 63.6 Heb mss: MT I made them drunk
Psalm 72:7-11
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7 In his days may righteousness flourish
and peace abound, until the moon is no more.(A)
8 May he have dominion from sea to sea
and from the River to the ends of the earth.(B)
9 May his foes[a] bow down before him,
and his enemies lick the dust.(C)
10 May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles
render him tribute;
may the kings of Sheba and Seba
bring gifts.(D)
11 May all kings fall down before him,
all nations give him service.
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- 72.9 Cn: Heb those who live in the wilderness
Psalm 72:1-3
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Psalm 72
Prayer for Guidance and Support for the King
Of Solomon.
1 Give the king your justice, O God,
and your righteousness to a king’s son.(A)
2 May he judge your people with righteousness
and your poor with justice.(B)
3 May the mountains yield prosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness.(C)
Psalm 2:8
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8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage
and the ends of the earth your possession.(A)
2 Kings 19:31
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31 for from Jerusalem a remnant shall go out and from Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.(A)
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Revelation 19:11
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The Rider on the White Horse
11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse! Its rider is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and wages war.(A)
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