2 Samuel 23:3

American King James Version (1999)

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, He that rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:32

For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?

Deuteronomy 32:4

He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

Exodus 18:21

Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

Hebrews 1:8

But to the Son he said, Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your kingdom.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, your King comes to you: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on an ass, and on a colt the foal of an ass.

Psalm 72:2

He shall judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with judgment.

Psalm 42:9

I will say to God my rock, Why have you forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Genesis 33:20

And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.

Jeremiah 23:5

Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

Isaiah 32:1

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

Proverbs 31:9

Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Psalm 110:2

The LORD shall send the rod of your strength out of Zion: rule you in the middle of your enemies.

Nehemiah 5:14

Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brothers have not eaten the bread of the governor.

Exodus 20:2

I am the LORD your God, which have brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Exodus 3:15

And God said moreover to Moses, Thus shall you say to the children of Israel, the LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial to all generations.

1 Kings 10:9

Blessed be the LORD your God, which delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he you king, to do judgment and justice.

Job 34:17

Shall even he that hates right govern? and will you condemn him that is most just?

Psalm 72:1

Give the king your judgments, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.

2 Samuel 8:15

And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice to all his people.