2 Samuel 23:3

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The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me: 'The one who rules over people must be righteous, ruling in the fear of God.'

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  • 2 Sam 22:32 : 32 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
  • Exod 18:21 : 21 But select capable men from among all the people—men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain. Appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
  • Deut 32:4 : 4 The Rock—His work is perfect, for all His ways are just. A faithful God without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
  • 2 Sam 22:2-3 : 2 He said: "The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. 3 My God is my rock where I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, my refuge, and my savior. You save me from violence.
  • Deut 32:30-31 : 30 How could one chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them and the LORD had handed them over? 31 For their rock is not like our Rock, even our enemies concede this.
  • Gen 33:20 : 20 There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
  • Exod 3:15 : 15 God also said to Moses, '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, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation."
  • Exod 19:5-6 : 5 Now, if you will carefully listen to My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations, for the whole earth is Mine. 6 You will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.
  • Exod 20:2 : 2 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  • Exod 23:6-8 : 6 Do not deny justice to your poor among you in their lawsuit. 7 Stay far from a false accusation; do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked. 8 Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
  • Deut 16:18-20 : 18 Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly. 19 Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. 20 Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.
  • 2 Chr 19:7-9 : 7 Now let the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful and act, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice, partiality, or taking of bribes. 8 In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to administer the law of the LORD and settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem. 9 He gave them these orders: 'You must act in the fear of the LORD, faithfully and with a whole heart.'
  • Neh 5:14 : 14 Moreover, from the day I was appointed to be governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes—twelve years—neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.
  • Ps 42:9 : 9 By day the LORD commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me—a prayer to the God of my life.
  • Ps 72:2 : 2 He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice.
  • Ps 82:3-4 : 3 Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. 4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
  • Ps 110:2 : 2 The Lord will send out the scepter of your strength from Zion, saying, "Rule in the midst of your enemies."
  • Prov 31:9 : 9 Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
  • Isa 11:1-5 : 1 A shoot will come forth from the trunk of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest upon him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and reverence for the LORD. 3 And his delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what his eyes see, nor decide by what his ears hear. 4 But he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. 5 Righteousness will be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his hips.
  • Isa 32:1 : 1 Indeed, a king will reign in righteousness, and rulers will govern with justice.
  • Jer 23:5 : 5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch. He will reign as king, act wisely, and execute justice and righteousness in the land.
  • Zech 9:9 : 9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout aloud, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
  • Heb 1:8 : 8 But about the Son He says, 'Your throne, O God, will last forever and ever; a scepter of righteousness will be the scepter of Your kingdom.'

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