Isaiah 16:5

New International Version

In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it— one from the house of David— one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:3

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,

2 Samuel 5:9

David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the terraces inward.

2 Samuel 7:16

Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.’ ”

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.”

2 Chronicles 31:20

This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God.

Psalm 85:10

Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.

Psalm 89:14

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.

Psalm 96:13

Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.

Psalm 98:9

let them sing before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.

Psalm 99:4

The King is mighty, he loves justice— you have established equity; in Jacob you have done what is just and right.

Proverbs 20:28

Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.

Proverbs 29:14

If a king judges the poor with fairness, 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; it is he who will save us.

Isaiah 55:4

See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a ruler and commander of the peoples.

Daniel 7:14

He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

Daniel 7:27

Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.’

Amos 9:11

“In that day “I will restore David’s fallen shelter— I will repair its broken walls and restore its ruins— and will rebuild it as it used to be,

Micah 4:7

I will make the lame my remnant, those driven away a strong nation. The Lord will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever.

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.