Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Blessed
Delighted
Because the
Bible References
Blessed
1 Kings 5:7
It happened, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, "Blessed is Yahweh this day, who has given to David a wise son over this great people."
Psalm 72:17
His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
Delighted
Psalm 18:19
He brought me forth also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Psalm 22:8
"He trusts in Yahweh; let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him."
Isaiah 42:1
"Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights -- I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
Isaiah 62:4
You shall no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your land any more be termed Desolate: but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for Yahweh delights in you, and your land shall be married.
Because the
Deuteronomy 7:8
but because Yahweh loves you, and because he would keep the oath which he swore to your fathers, has Yahweh brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
1 Chronicles 17:22
For your people Israel you made your own people forever; and you, Yahweh, became their God.
2 Chronicles 2:11
Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, "Because Yahweh loves his people, he has made you king over them."
To do
2 Samuel 8:15
David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness to all his people.
2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, 'One who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,
Psalm 72:2
He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
Proverbs 8:15
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on the throne of David, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.
Isaiah 11:4
but with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days come, says Yahweh, 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.
Romans 13:3
For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same,