2 Samuel 23:3

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2 Samuel 23:3

“The God of Israel said,
The Rock of Israel spoke to me,
‘He who rules over men righteously,
Who rules in the fear of God,

2 Samuel 22:32

“For who is God, besides the Lord?
And who is a rock, besides our God?

Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.

Deuteronomy 32:4

“The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness and without injustice,
Righteous and upright is He.

Genesis 33:20

Then he erected there an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.

Exodus 3:15

God, furthermore, said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘The 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 memorial-name to all generations.

Exodus 19:5-6

Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine;

Exodus 20:2

“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Exodus 23:6-8

“You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.

Deuteronomy 16:18-20

“You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

Deuteronomy 32:30-31

“How could one chase a thousand,
And two put ten thousand to flight,
Unless their Rock had sold them,
And the Lord had given them up?

2 Samuel 22:2-3

He said,
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;

2 Chronicles 19:7-9

Now then let the fear of the Lord be upon you; be very careful what you do, for the Lord our God will have no part in unrighteousness or partiality or the taking of a bribe.”

Nehemiah 5:14

Moreover, from the day that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes, for twelve years, neither I nor my kinsmen have eaten the governor’s food allowance.

Psalm 42:9

I will say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

Psalm 72:2

May he judge Your people with righteousness
And Your afflicted with justice.

Psalm 82:3-4

Vindicate the weak and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

Psalm 110:2

The Lord will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying,
“Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”

Proverbs 31:9

Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.

Isaiah 11:1-5

Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse,
And a branch from his roots will bear fruit.

Isaiah 32:1

Behold, a king will reign righteously
And princes will rule justly.

Jeremiah 23:5

“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch;
And He will reign as king and act wisely
And do justice and righteousness in the land.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you;
He is just and endowed with salvation,
Humble, and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Hebrews 1:8

But of the Son He says,
“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
And the righteous scepter is the scepter of His kingdom.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

2 Samuel 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.

God

The rock

2 Samuel 22:2

Deuteronomy 32:4

Psalm 42:9

He that ruleth

Psalm 110:2

Must be just

Ruling

Exodus 18:21

2 Chronicles 19:7

Nehemiah 5:14

General references

Deuteronomy 25:1

Luke 2:30

Bible References

God

Then he erected there an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.

Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine;

“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

The rock

He said,
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;

“The Rock! His work is perfect,

For all His ways are just;

A God of faithfulness and without injustice,

Righteous and upright is He.

I will say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

He that ruleth

The Lord will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying,
“Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”

Must be just

“You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.

“You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

Vindicate the weak and fatherless;

Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.

But with righteousness He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth;
And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.

Behold, a king will reign righteously
And princes will rule justly.

“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“When I will raise up for David a righteous

Branch;

And He will reign as king and act wisely
And do justice and righteousness in the land.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!

Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you;
He is

just and endowed with salvation,

Humble, and mounted on a donkey,

Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

But of the Son He says,
“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
And the righteous scepter is the scepter of

His kingdom.

Ruling

Now then let the fear of the Lord be upon you; be very careful what you do, for the Lord our God will have no part in unrighteousness or partiality or the taking of a bribe.”

General references

“If there is a dispute between men and they go to court, and the judges decide their case, and they justify the righteous and condemn the wicked,

For my eyes have seen Your salvation,