2 Chronicles 9:8

New International Reader's Version

May the Lord your God be praised. He takes great delight in you. He placed you on his throne as king. He put you there to rule for him. Your God loves Israel very much. He longs to take good care of them forever. That’s why he has made you king over them. He knows that you will do what is fair and right.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:3

The God of Israel spoke. The Rock of Israel said to me, ‘A king must rule over people in a way that is right. He must have respect for God when he rules.

2 Samuel 8:15

David ruled over the whole nation of Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.

1 Kings 10:9

May the Lord your God be praised. He takes great delight in you. He placed you on the throne of Israel. The Lord will love Israel for all time to come. That’s why he has made you king. He knows that you will do what is fair and right.”

1 Kings 3:28

All the Israelites heard about the decision the king had given. That gave them great respect for him. They saw that God had given him wisdom. They knew that Solomon would do what was right and fair when he judged people.

1 Chronicles 17:22

You made Israel your very own people forever. Lord, you have become our God.

1 Chronicles 28:5

The Lord has given me many sons. From all of them he has chosen my son Solomon. He wants Solomon to sit on the throne of the Lord’s kingdom. He wants him to rule over Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:10

David praised the Lord in front of the whole community. He said, “Lord, we give you praise. You are the God of our father Israel. We give you praise for ever and ever.

1 Chronicles 29:20

Then David said to the whole community, “Praise the Lord your God.” So all of them praised the Lord. He’s the God of their people who lived long ago. The whole community bowed low. They fell down flat with their faces toward the ground. They did it in front of the Lord and the king.

1 Chronicles 29:23

So Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord. He ruled as king in place of his father David. Things went well with him. All the people of Israel obeyed him.

2 Chronicles 13:8

“Now you plan to stand up against the kingdom of the Lord. His kingdom is in the hands of men in David’s family line. It’s true that you have a huge army. You have the statues of the golden calves that Jeroboam made to be your gods.

2 Chronicles 2:10

I’ll pay your servants. They will cut the wood. I’ll pay them 3,600 tons of wheat that has been ground up. I’ll pay them 3,000 tons of barley. I’ll also pay them 120,000 gallons of wine and 120,000 gallons of olive oil.”

2 Chronicles 2:11

King Hiram of Tyre replied to Solomon. He wrote a letter to him. In it Hiram said, “The Lord loves his people. That’s why he has made you their king.”

2 Chronicles 9:7

How happy your people must be! How happy your officials must be! They always get to serve you and hear the wise things you say.

2 Chronicles 9:9

She gave the king four and a half tons of gold. She also gave him huge amounts of spices and valuable jewels. There had never been as many spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

Psalm 18:19

He brought me out into a wide and safe place. He saved me because he was pleased with me.

Psalm 22:8

They say, “He trusts in the Lord. Let the Lord help him. If the Lord is pleased with him, let him save him.”

Psalm 72:2

May he rule your people in the right way. May he be fair to those among your people who are hurting.

Psalm 99:4

The King is mighty and loves justice. He has set up the rules for fairness. He has done what is right and fair for the people of Jacob.

Proverbs 21:3

Do what is right and fair. The Lord accepts that more than sacrifices.

Proverbs 29:4

By doing what is fair, a king makes a country secure. But those who only want money tear it down.

Isaiah 42:1

“Here is my servant. I take good care of him. I have chosen him. I am very pleased with him. I will put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 62:4

People will not call you Deserted anymore. They will no longer name your land Empty. Instead, you will be called One the Lord Delights In. Your land will be named Married One. That’s because the Lord will take delight in you. And your land will be married.

Isaiah 9:7

There will be no limit to how great his authority is. The peace he brings will never end. He will rule on David’s throne and over his kingdom. He will make the kingdom strong and secure. His rule will be based on what is fair and right. It will last forever. The Lord’s great love will make sure that happens. He rules over all.

Deuteronomy 7:8

The Lord chose you because he loved you. He wanted to keep the promise he had made to your people of long ago. That’s why he used his mighty hand to bring you out of Egypt. He bought you back from the land where you were slaves. He set you free from the power of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.