1 Kings 10:9

Easy To Read Version

Praise the Lord your God! He was pleased to make you king of Israel. The Lord God loves Israel. So he made you the king. You follow the law and treat people fairly.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:3

The God of Israel spoke. The Rock of Israel said to me, “The person who rules people fairly, the person who rules with respect for God,

2 Samuel 5:12

Then David knew that the Lord had really made him king of Israel. And David knew that the Lord had made his kingdom very important to God’s people, the people of Israel.

2 Samuel 8:15

David ruled over all of Israel. And David made good and fair decisions for all of his people.

1 Kings 3:28

The people of Israel heard about King Solomon’s decision. They respected and honored him very much because he was wise. They saw that he had the wisdom of God [18] in making the right decisions.

1 Kings 5:7

When Hiram heard what Solomon asked, he was very happy. King Hiram said, “I thank the Lord today for giving David a wise son to rule this great nation!”

1 Chronicles 17:22

You took Israel to be your people forever. And Lord, you became their God!

2 Chronicles 2:11

Then Hiram answered Solomon. Hiram sent a message to Solomon. This is what that message said: “Solomon, the Lord loves his people. That is why he chose you to be their king.”

Psalm 18:19

The Lord loves me,\par so he rescued me.\par He took me to a safe place.\par

Psalm 22:8

They tell me:\par “Call to the Lord for help.\par Maybe he will save you.\par If he likes you so much,\par then surely he will rescue you!”\par

Psalm 72:2

Help the king judge your people fairly.\par Help him make wise decisions for your poor people.\par

Isaiah 42:1

“Look at my Servant!\par I support him.\par He is the one I chose.\par And I am very pleased with him.\par I put my Spirit in him.\par He will judge the nations fairly.\par

Isaiah 62:4

You will never again be called\par ‘The People that God had Left.’\par Your land will never again be called\par ‘The Land that God Destroyed.’\par You will be called\par ‘The People God Loves.’\par Your land will be called\par ‘God’s Bride.’\par Why? Because the Lord loves you.\par And your land will belong to him.\par

Isaiah 9:6

This will happen when the special child is born. God will give a son to us. This son will be responsible for leading the people. His name will be “Wonderful Counselor, Powerful God, Father Who Lives Forever, Prince of Peace.”

Isaiah 9:7

Power and peace will be in his kingdom. It will continue to grow for this king from David’s family. This king will use goodness and fair judgment to rule the kingdom forever and ever.

Jeremiah 31:3

From far away, the Lord\par will appear to his people.\par

Malachi 1:2

The Lord said, “I love you people.”

Deuteronomy 7:8

But the Lord brought you out of Egypt with great power. He made you free from slavery. He freed you from the control of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Why? Because the Lord loves you and because he wanted to keep the promise he made to your ancestors. [44]