2 Samuel 23:3

Bible in Basic English 1965

The God of Israel said, the word of the Rock of Israel came to me: When an upright king is ruling over men, when he is ruling in the fear of God,

Cross References

Genesis 33:20

And there he put up an altar, naming it El, the God of Israel.

2 Samuel 22:32

For who is God but the Lord? and who is a Rock but our God?

2 Samuel 8:15

And David was king over all Israel, judging and giving right decisions for all his people.

1 Kings 10:9

May the Lord your God be praised, whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of the kingdom of Israel; because the Lord's love for Israel is eternal, he has made you king, to be their judge in righteousness.

Nehemiah 5:14

Now from the time when I was made ruler of the people in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year till the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, for twelve years, I and my servants have never taken the food which was the right of the ruler.

Job 34:17

How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil?

Psalm 110:2

The Lord will send out the rod of your strength from Zion; be king over your haters.

Psalm 42:9

I will say to God my Rock, Why have you let me go from your memory? why do I go in sorrow because of the attacks of my haters?

Psalm 72:1

Of Solomon. Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.

Psalm 72:2

May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.

Exodus 18:21

But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;

Exodus 20:2

I am the Lord your God who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

Exodus 3:15

And God went on to say to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name for ever, and this is my sign to all generations.

Proverbs 31:9

Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

Isaiah 32:1

See, a king will be ruling in righteousness, and chiefs will give right decisions.

Jeremiah 23:5

See, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will give to David a true Branch, and he will be ruling as king, acting wisely, doing what is right, and judging uprightly in the land.

Zechariah 9:9

Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.

Deuteronomy 32:4

He is the Rock, complete is his work; for all his ways are righteousness: a God without evil who keeps faith, true and upright is he.

Hebrews 1:8

But of the Son he says, Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; and the rod of your kingdom is a rod of righteousness.