Isaiah 16:5

Modern English Version

In mercy the throne shall be established; and one who judges and seeks justice and is diligent in righteousness shall sit on it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging.

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:3

The God of Israel said, the rock of Israel spoke to me: He who rules over man justly, who rules in the fear of God,

2 Samuel 5:9

So David occupied the stronghold, and he called it the City of David. He built on all sides from the terraces inward.

2 Samuel 7:16

Your house and dominion will endure before Me forever, and your throne will be established by the Lord forever.

1 Kings 10:9

Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel, because the Lord loved Israel forever; therefore He made you king in order to execute judgment and justice.”

2 Chronicles 31:20

Hezekiah did this throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and just and faithful before the Lord his God.

Psalm 85:10

Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed.

Psalm 89:14

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; mercy and truth go before Your presence.

Psalm 96:13

before the Lord, for He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in His faithfulness.

Psalm 98:9

before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

Psalm 99:4

The King in His might loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Proverbs 20:28

Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is sustained by love.

Proverbs 29:14

If a king truthfully judges the poor, his throne will be established forever.

Isaiah 33:22

for the Lord is our Judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver, the Lord is our king; He will save us.

Isaiah 55:4

Behold, I have given him as a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

Daniel 7:14

There was given to Him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

Daniel 7:27

Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of all the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him.”

Amos 9:11

On that day will I raise up the hut of David that is fallen; I will close up its breached walls, raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old;

Micah 4:7

and I will make the lame into a remnant, and the banished into a mighty nation; and the Lord will reign over them on Mount Zion from this time forth and forevermore.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! And cry aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; he is righteous and able to deliver, he is humble and riding on a donkey, a colt, the offspring of a donkey.