2 Samuel 23:3

New American Bible - revised edition

The God of Israel spoke; of me the Rock of Israel said, “One who rules over humankind with justice, who rules in the fear of God,

Cross References

Genesis 33:20

He set up an altar there and invoked “El, the God of Israel.”

2 Samuel 22:32

Truly, who is God except the Lord? Who but our God is the rock?

2 Samuel 8:15

David was king over all Israel; he dispensed justice and right to all his people.

1 Kings 10:9

Blessed be the Lord, your God, who has been pleased to place you on the throne of Israel. In his enduring love for Israel, the Lord has made you king to carry out judgment and justice.”

Nehemiah 5:14

Moreover, from the time that King Artaxerxes appointed me governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth to his thirty-second year—during these twelve years neither I nor my kindred lived off the governor’s food allowance.

Job 34:17

Can an enemy of justice be in control, will you condemn the supreme Just One,

Psalm 110:2

The scepter of your might: the Lord extends your strong scepter from Zion. Have dominion over your enemies!

Psalm 42:9

By day may the Lord send his mercy, and by night may his righteousness be with me! I will pray to the God of my life,

Psalm 72:1

Of Solomon.

Psalm 72:2

O God, give your judgment to the king; your justice to the king’s son; That he may govern your people with justice, your oppressed with right judgment,

Exodus 18:21

But you should also look among all the people for able and God-fearing men, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain, and set them over the people as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Exodus 20:2

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Exodus 3:15

God spoke further to Moses: This is what you will say to the Israelites: The Lord, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name forever; this is my title for all generations.

Proverbs 31:9

Open your mouth, judge justly, defend the needy and the poor!

Isaiah 32:1

See, a king will reign justly and princes will rule rightly.

Jeremiah 23:5

See, days are coming—oracle of the Lord— when I will raise up a righteous branch for David; As king he shall reign and govern wisely, he shall do what is just and right in the land.

Zechariah 9:9

Exult greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout for joy, O daughter Jerusalem! Behold: your king is coming to you, a just savior is he, Humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Deuteronomy 32:4

The Rock—how faultless are his deeds, how right all his ways! A faithful God, without deceit, just and upright is he!

Hebrews 1:8

but of the Son: “Your throne, O God, stands forever and ever; and a righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.