Proverbs 25:5
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5 take away the wicked from the presence of the king,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.(A)
Proverbs 20:8
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8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
winnows all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 16:12
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12 It is an abomination to kings to do evil,
for the throne is established by righteousness.(A)
Proverbs 20:28
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- 20.28 Gk: Heb loyalty
Psalm 101:7-8
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7 No one who practices deceit
shall remain in my house;
no one who utters lies
shall continue in my presence.
8 Morning by morning I will destroy
all the wicked in the land,
cutting off all evildoers
from the city of the Lord.(A)
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)
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)
Footnotes
- 9.7 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 29:14
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14 If a king judges the poor with equity,
his throne will be established forever.(A)
Esther 7:10
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10 So they hung Haman on the pole that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the anger of the king abated.
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1 Kings 2:46
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46 Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck him down, and he died.
So the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.(A)
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1 Kings 2:33
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33 So shall their blood come back on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever, but to David, and to his descendants, and to his house, and to his throne there shall be peace from the Lord forevermore.”(A)
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Esther 8:11-17
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11 By these letters the king allowed the Jews who were in every city to assemble and defend their lives, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate any armed force of any people or province that might attack them, their children, and their women, and to plunder their goods(A) 12 on a single day throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. 13 A copy of the writ was to be issued as a decree in every province and published to all peoples, and the Jews were to be ready on that day to take revenge on their enemies.(B) 14 So the couriers, mounted on their royal steeds, hurried out, urged by the king’s command. The decree was issued in the citadel of Susa.
15 Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king, wearing royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown and a mantle of fine linen and purple, while the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.(C) 16 For the Jews there was light and gladness, joy and honor. 17 In every province and in every city, wherever the king’s command and his edict came, there was gladness and joy among the Jews, a festival and a holiday. Furthermore, many of the peoples of the country professed to be Jews because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.(D)
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