2 Samuel 8:15

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David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and righteousness to all his people.

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  • 2 Sam 3:12 : 12 Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to David, saying, 'Whose land is it? Make an agreement with me, and I will help bring all Israel to you.'
  • 2 Sam 5:5 : 5 In Hebron, he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, he reigned over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years.
  • 2 Sam 23:3-4 : 3 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.' 4 He is like the light of morning at sunrise, a morning without clouds, like brightness after rain that brings grass to sprout from the earth.
  • 1 Chr 18:14 : 14 David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and righteousness for all his people.
  • Ps 45:6-7 : 6 Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; the nations fall beneath your feet. 7 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of righteousness.
  • Ps 72:2 : 2 He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice.
  • Ps 75:2 : 2 We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. People recount your wondrous works.
  • Ps 78:71-72 : 71 From tending the nursing ewes, He brought him to shepherd Jacob, His people, and Israel, His inheritance. 72 He shepherded them with a heart of integrity and guided them with the skillfulness of his hands.
  • Ps 89:14 : 14 Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand is exalted.
  • Ps 101:1-8 : 1 A psalm of David. I will sing of your mercy and justice, Lord; to you, I will make music. 2 I will act wisely and follow the way of integrity. When will you come to me? I will live with integrity in my heart within my house. 3 I will not set any worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the actions of those who turn aside; it will not cling to me. 4 A perverse heart will depart from me; I will not associate with evil. 5 Whoever secretly slanders their neighbor, I will silence. Whoever has proud eyes and an arrogant heart, I cannot endure. 6 My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. The one who walks in integrity, they will serve me. 7 No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks lies will stand in my presence. 8 Each morning, I will silence all the wicked of the land, cutting off every evildoer from the city of the Lord.
  • Isa 9:7 : 7 The Lord has sent a word against Jacob, and it will fall upon Israel.
  • Jer 22:15-16 : 15 Do you think you are a king because you compete in cedar? Your father ate and drank, but he practiced justice and righteousness, and it went well with him. 16 He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and it was well with him. Is this not what it means to know me? declares the LORD.
  • Jer 23:5-6 : 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. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
  • Amos 5:15 : 15 Hate evil and love good; establish justice at the gate. Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
  • Amos 5:24 : 24 But let justice flow like a river, and righteousness like a never-ending stream.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 18:13-14
    2 verses
    94%

    13David stationed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became his servants. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.

    14David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and righteousness for all his people.

  • 1 Chr 29:26
    77%

    26David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.

  • 2 Sam 8:14
    77%

    14He stationed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became David's subjects. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

  • 2 Sam 5:12
    75%

    12Then David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

  • 1 Chr 29:30
    74%

    30These records include details about his reign, his might, and the events that affected him, Israel, and all the kingdoms of the surrounding lands.

  • 1 Chr 14:2
    74%

    2David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel.

  • 1 Sam 18:16
    73%

    16But all Israel and Judah loved David because he led them in their campaigns.

  • Ps 9:8
    72%

    8But the LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.

  • 1 Sam 18:14
    72%

    14David succeeded in everything he did because the LORD was with him.

  • 1 Sam 18:5
    71%

    5David went out and was successful in everything Saul sent him to do. Saul gave him command over the soldiers, and he was well-liked by everyone, including Saul’s officers.

  • Prov 8:15
    71%

    15By me kings reign, and rulers enact just decrees.

  • 1 Kgs 3:28
    71%

    28When all Israel heard the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of the king, for they saw that he had the wisdom of God to administer justice.

  • 2 Sam 5:2-4
    3 verses
    71%

    2"In the past, even when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’”

    3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. Then they anointed David king over Israel.

    4David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years.

  • 1 Kgs 10:9
    71%

    9Praise 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 uphold justice and righteousness.

  • 1 Chr 14:8
    71%

    8When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went out to face them.

  • 2 Chr 9:8
    71%

    8May the LORD your God be praised! He delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king for the LORD your God. Because of His love for Israel and His desire to uphold them forever, He has made you king over them to govern with justice and righteousness.

  • Ezek 37:24
    71%

    24My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My laws and carefully obey My decrees.

  • 1 Kgs 8:15
    71%

    15He said, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and with His hand has fulfilled it, saying:'

  • 1 Sam 7:15
    70%

    15Samuel continued to judge Israel all the days of his life.

  • 2 Sam 3:36
    70%

    36All the people took note of this, and it pleased them, just as everything the king did pleased them.

  • 2 Sam 3:10
    70%

    10I will transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and establish David's throne over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.

  • Ps 72:2
    70%

    2He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice.

  • 1 Chr 28:1
    70%

    1David assembled all the leaders of Israel—the tribal leaders, the commanders of the divisions that served the king, the leaders of thousands and of hundreds, the officials in charge of the king's property and livestock, and all the soldiers and mighty warriors—at Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 15:5
    70%

    5For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

  • Ps 99:4
    69%

    4The Mighty King loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

  • 1 Chr 14:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

    17So David’s fame spread throughout the lands, and the LORD caused all the nations to fear him.

  • 1 Chr 11:3
    69%

    3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, as the LORD had said through Samuel.

  • 1 Chr 12:38
    69%

    38From across the Jordan, from the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with every kind of weapon for war.

  • 1 Chr 13:1
    69%

    1David consulted with the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

  • 2 Sam 8:6
    69%

    6Then David stationed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became his servants, bringing tribute. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

  • Isa 16:5
    69%

    5Then a throne will be established in steadfast love, and one will sit on it in faithfulness, in the tent of David—a judge who seeks justice and is quick to do what is right.

  • 2 Sam 3:18
    69%

    18Now do it! For the Lord has promised David, 'By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the Philistines and from all their enemies.’'

  • 2 Sam 8:2
    69%

    2David also defeated Moab. He made them lie down on the ground and measured them with a rope. He measured two lengths of rope to put them to death and one full length to let them live, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing him tribute.

  • 1 Chr 19:8
    69%

    8When David heard this, he sent Joab and the entire army of mighty warriors.

  • 1 Chr 17:15
    69%

    15Nathan relayed all these words and this entire vision to David.

  • Ps 103:6
    69%

    6The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.

  • 1 Chr 11:9
    69%

    9David grew stronger and stronger, for the LORD Almighty was with him.

  • Isa 32:1
    69%

    1Indeed, a king will reign in righteousness, and rulers will govern with justice.

  • 2 Sam 18:1
    69%

    1David mustered the people who were with him and appointed commanders over thousands and commanders over hundreds.

  • 2 Sam 2:9
    68%

    9There he made him king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.

  • Ps 7:8
    68%

    8Let the assembly of the nations gather around You; take Your seat on high above them.

  • 2 Sam 7:8
    68%

    8Now therefore, this is what you shall say to my servant David: Thus says the LORD of hosts: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people Israel.

  • Ps 122:5
    68%

    5For there are seats of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

  • 2 Chr 1:9
    68%

    9Now, Lord God, let your promise to my father David be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

  • 2 Sam 12:29
    68%

    29So David gathered all the troops, went to Rabbah, fought against it, and captured it.

  • 2 Sam 5:10
    68%

    10David continued to grow in power, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.