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1 Kings 5 7
As soon as Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said,“ Blessed be the Lord this day, who has given to David a wise son to be over this great people.”
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Psalms 72:2
May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!
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2 Samuel 8 15
So David reigned over all Israel. And David administered justice and equity to all his people.
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2 Chronicles 2 11
Then Hiram the king of Tyre answered in a letter that he sent to Solomon,“ Because the Lord loves his people, he has made you king over them.”
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Jeremiah 23:5-6
“ Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.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 is our righteousness.’
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Isaiah 42:1
Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.
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Psalms 22:8
“ He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him; let him rescue him, for he delights in him!”
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Psalms 72:17-19
May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed!Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen!
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2 Samuel 23 3
The God of Israel has spoken; the Rock of Israel has said to me: When one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God,
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1 Chronicles 17 22
And you made your people Israel to be your people forever, and you, O Lord, became their God.
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Romans 13:3-4
For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval,for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.
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Isaiah 32:1-2
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice.Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
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Psalms 18:19
He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.
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Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
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Deuteronomy 7:8
but it is because the Lord loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
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Isaiah 62:4
You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married.
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Isaiah 11:4-5
but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.
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Proverbs 8:15-16
By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just;by me princes rule, and nobles, all who govern justly.
