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2Sa 23:3

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men {must be} just, ruling in the fear of God. {He...: or, Be thou ruler, etc}

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ParallelDeu 32:4

{He is} the Rock, his work {is} perfect: for all his ways {are} judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right {is} he.

Parallel2Sa 22:32

For who {is} God, save the LORD? and who {is} a rock, save our God?

ParallelExo 18:21

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place {such} over them, {to be} rulers of thousands, {and} rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

ParallelDeu 16:18

Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

ParallelHeb 1:8

But unto the Son {he saith}, Thy throne, O God, {is} for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness {is} the sceptre of thy kingdom. {righteousness: Gr. rightness, or, straightness}

ParallelExo 23:6

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

ParallelZec 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he {is} just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. {having...: or, saving himself}

ParallelPsa 72:2

He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

ParallelIsa 32:1

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

ParallelJer 23:5

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

Parallel2Sa 22:2

And he said, The LORD {is} my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

ParallelGen 33:20

And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel. {Elelohe-Israel: that is God the God of Israel}

ParallelPsa 82:3

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. {Defend: Heb. Judge}

ParallelPsa 42:9

I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

ParallelDeu 32:30

How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?

ParallelIsa 11:1

And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

ParallelExo 19:5

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth {is} mine:

Parallel2Ch 19:7

Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do {it}: for {there is} no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

ParallelPsa 110:2

The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

ParallelNeh 5:14

Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, {that is}, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

ParallelPro 31:9

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

ParallelExo 20:2

I {am} the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. {bondage: Heb. servants}

ParallelExo 3:15

And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this {is} my name for ever, and this {is} my memorial unto all generations.

ParallelPhp 4:8

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things {are} honest, whatsoever things {are} just, whatsoever things {are} pure, whatsoever things {are} lovely, whatsoever things {are} of good report; if {there be} any virtue, and if {there be} any praise, think on these things. {honest: or, venerable}

ParallelJob 34:17

Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? {govern: Heb. bind?}

Parallel2Ch 19:9

And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.

ParallelPsa 58:1

[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David.] Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? {Altaschith...: or, Destroy not} {Michtam: or, A golden Psalm}

ParallelExo 18:21

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place {such} over them, {to be} rulers of thousands, {and} rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

ParallelPsa 75:2

When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly. {receive...: or, take a set time}

ParallelHeb 1:8

But unto the Son {he saith}, Thy throne, O God, {is} for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness {is} the sceptre of thy kingdom. {righteousness: Gr. rightness, or, straightness}

ParallelHeb 7:2

To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

ParallelDeu 32:4

{He is} the Rock, his work {is} perfect: for all his ways {are} judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right {is} he.

Parallel1Ki 10:9

Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

ParallelIsa 32:1

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

Parallel2Ch 9:8

Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, {to be} king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

ParallelPsa 69:6

Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

Parallel2Sa 8:15

And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

ParallelPsa 99:4

The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

ParallelPro 16:10

A divine sentence {is} in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment. {A divine...: Heb. Divination}

ParallelPro 17:7

Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. {Excellent...: Heb. A lip of excellency} {lying...: Heb. a lip of lying}

ParallelSng 2:10

My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

ParallelIsa 16:5

And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness. {established: or, prepared}

ParallelGen 44:17

And he said, God forbid that I should do so: {but} the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

ParallelJer 22:3

Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

ParallelLuk 6:48

He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

ParallelAct 24:25

And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

ParallelDeu 25:1

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that {the judges} may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

ParallelDeu 1:16

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear {the causes} between your brethren, and judge righteously between {every} man and his brother, and the stranger {that is} with him.

ParallelNeh 7:2

That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he {was} a faithful man, and feared God above many.