2 Samuel 23:3

New International Version

The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: ‘When one rules over people in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God,

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:32

For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God?

Deuteronomy 32:4

He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.

Exodus 18:21

But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

Hebrews 1:8

But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Psalm 72:2

May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.

Psalm 42:9

I say to God my Rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?”

Genesis 33:20

There he set up an altar and called it El Elohe Israel.

Jeremiah 23:5

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.

Isaiah 32:1

See, a king will reign in righteousness and rulers will rule with justice.

Proverbs 31:9

Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Psalm 110:2

The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion, saying, “Rule in the midst of your enemies!”

Nehemiah 5:14

Moreover, from the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, until his thirty-second year—twelve years—neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.

Exodus 20:2

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

Exodus 3:15

God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ “This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation.

1 Kings 10:9

Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness.”

Job 34:17

Can someone who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One?

Psalm 72:1

Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.

2 Samuel 8:15

David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.