Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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 that ruleth

General references

Bible References

God

Genesis 33:20
And he erected an altar there, and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
Exodus 3:15
And God said moreover to Moses, Thus shall thou say to the sons of Israel, LORD, the God of your fathers, 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 my memor
Exodus 19:5
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be my own possession from among all peoples, for all the earth is mine,
Exodus 20:2
I am LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

The rock

2 Samuel 22:2
And he said, LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine.
Deuteronomy 32:4
The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice, a God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Psalm 42:9
I will say to God my rock, Why have thou forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

He that ruleth

Psalm 110:2
LORD will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion. Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

Must be just

Exodus 23:6
Thou shall not distort the justice [due] to thy poor in his case.
Deuteronomy 16:18
Thou shall make judges and officers for thee in all thy gates, which LORD thy God gives thee, according to thy tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
Psalm 82:3
Judge the poor man and the orphan. Do justice to the afflicted and destitute man.
Proverbs 31:9
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister justice to the poor and needy.
Isaiah 11:4
but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and rulers shall rule in justice.
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days come, says LORD, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion. Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem. Behold, thy king comes to thee. He is just, and having salvation, lowly, and riding upon a donkey, even upon a colt the foal of a donkey.
Hebrews 1:8
But toward the Son, Thy throne, O God, is into the age of the age. The scepter of thy kingdom is a scepter of straightness.

Ruling

Exodus 18:21
Moreover thou shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain, and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens,
2 Chronicles 19:7
Now therefore let the fear of LORD be upon you. Take heed and do it. For there is no iniquity with LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.
Nehemiah 5:14
Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, [that is], twelve years, I and my brothers have not eaten the bre

General references

Deuteronomy 25:1
If there be a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and [they] judge them, then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the iniquitous.
Luke 2:30
because my eyes have seen thy salvation,