2 Samuel 23:3

New Living Translation

The God of Israel spoke. The Rock of Israel said to me: ‘The one who rules righteously, who rules in the fear of God,

Cross References

Genesis 33:20

And there he built an altar and named it El-Elohe-Israel.

2 Samuel 22:32

For who is God except the Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock?

2 Samuel 8:15

So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people.

1 Kings 10:9

Praise the Lord your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king so you can rule with justice and righteousness.”

Nehemiah 5:14

For the entire twelve years that I was governor of Judah—from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of the reign of King Artaxerxes—neither I nor my officials drew on our official food allowance.

Job 34:17

Could God govern if he hated justice? Are you going to condemn the almighty judge?

Psalm 110:2

The Lord will extend your powerful kingdom from Jerusalem; you will rule over your enemies.

Psalm 42:9

“O God my rock,” I cry, “why have you forgotten me? Why must I wander around in grief, oppressed by my enemies?”

Psalm 72:1

Give your love of justice to the king, O God, and righteousness to the king’s son.

Psalm 72:2

Help him judge your people in the right way; let the poor always be treated fairly.

Exodus 18:21

But select from all the people some capable, honest men who fear God and hate bribes. Appoint them as leaders over groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten.

Exodus 20:2

“I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.

Exodus 3:15

God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, 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 eternal name, my name to remember for all generations.

Proverbs 31:9

Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice.

Isaiah 32:1

Look, a righteous king is coming! And honest princes will rule under him.

Jeremiah 23:5

“For the time is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David’s line. He will be a King who rules with wisdom. He will do what is just and right throughout the land.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice, O people of Zion! Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious, yet he is humble, riding on a donkey— riding on a donkey’s colt.

Deuteronomy 32:4

He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect. Everything he does is just and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and upright he is!

Hebrews 1:8

But to the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice.