2 Samuel 23:3

God's Word

The God of Israel spoke to them. The rock of Israel told me, ‘The one who rules humans with justice rules with the fear of God.

Cross References

Genesis 33:20

He set up an altar there and named it God Is the God of Israel.

2 Samuel 22:32

Who is God but the Lord? Who is a rock other than our God?

2 Samuel 8:15

So David ruled all Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.

1 Kings 10:9

Thank the Lord your God, who is pleased with you. He has put you on the throne of Israel. Because of your God’s eternal love for the people of Israel, he has made you king so that you would maintain justice and righteousness.”

Nehemiah 5:14

During the 12 years that I was governor of Judah, from the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign to the thirty-second year of his reign, my brothers and I never ate any food that was paid for by the governor’s food allowance.

Job 34:17

Should anyone who hates justice be allowed to govern? Will you condemn the one who is righteous and mighty?

Psalm 110:2

The Lord will extend your powerful scepter from Zion. Rule your enemies who surround you.

Psalm 42:9

I will ask God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I walk around in mourning while the enemy oppresses me?”

Psalm 72:1

O God, give the king your justice and the king’s son  your righteousness

Psalm 72:2

so that he may judge your people with righteousness and your oppressed ⌞people⌟ with justice.

Exodus 18:21

“But choose capable men from all the people, men who fear God, men you can trust, men who hate corruption. Put them in charge of groups of 1,000, or 100, or 50, or 10 people.

Exodus 20:2

“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.

Exodus 3:15

Again God said to Moses, “This is what you must say to the people of Israel: The Lord God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name forever. This is my title throughout every generation.

Proverbs 31:9

Speak out, judge fairly, and defend the rights of oppressed and needy people.”

Isaiah 32:1

A king will rule with fairness, and officials will rule with justice.

Jeremiah 23:5

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will grow a righteous branch for David. He will be a king who will rule wisely. He will do what is fair and right in the land.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice with all your heart, people of Zion! Shout in triumph, people of Jerusalem! Look! Your King is coming to you: He is righteous and victorious. He is humble and rides on a donkey, on a colt, a young pack animal.

Deuteronomy 32:4

He is a rock. What he does is perfect. All his ways are fair. He is a faithful God, who does no wrong. He is honorable and reliable.

Hebrews 1:8

But God said about his Son, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter in your kingdom is a scepter for justice.