Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, a king shall reign for justice, and for chiefs they shall rule for judgment
New American Standard Bible
And princes will rule justly.
King James Version
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
Holman Bible
and rulers will rule justly.
International Standard Version
"Look, a king will reign in righteousness, and rulers will rule with justice.
A Conservative Version
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and rulers shall rule in justice.
American Standard Version
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.
Amplified
And princes will rule with justice.
Bible in Basic English
See, a king will be ruling in righteousness, and chiefs will give right decisions.
Darby Translation
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
King James 2000
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.
Lexham Expanded Bible
See, a king will rule according to righteousness, and princes will rule according to justice.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and rulers shall rule in judgment.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold, a king shall govern after the rule of righteousness, and the princes shall rule according to the balance of equity.
NET Bible
Look, a king will promote fairness; officials will promote justice.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! in righteousness, shall reign a king, Yea even princes, with equity, shall bear rule.
Webster
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
World English Bible
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, for righteousness doth a king reign, As to princes, for judgment they rule.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 32:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Kingdom Of Righteousness
1 Behold, a king shall reign for justice, and for chiefs they shall rule for judgment 2 And a man was as a hiding of the spirit, and a covering of the tempest; as brooks of water in Zion, as the shadow of a weighty rock in a weary land.
Cross References
Isaiah 9:6-7
For a child was born to us, a son was given to us, and the dominion shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, everlasting Father, Captain of Peace.
Jeremiah 33:15
In those days and in that time I will cause the sprout of justice to spring up to David; and he did judgment and justice in the land.
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; make a loud noise, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king shall come to thee: just, and saving; he is humble and riding upon an ass, and upon an ass's colt the son of asses.
2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel said to me, the Rock of Israel spake a parable upon the just man: a parable to fear God.
2 Chronicles 31:20-21
And according to this Hezekiah will do in all Judah, and he will do the good and the straight and the truth before Jehovah his God.
Psalm 45:1
To the overseer over the lilies, for the sons of Korah, instruction: a song of the beloved. My heart boiled over a good word: I say my works to the king: my tongue the pen of one writing promptly.
Psalm 45:6-7
Thy throne, O God, forever and ever: a rod of straightness the rod of thy kingdom.
Psalm 72:1-4
To Solomon. O God, thou wilt give thy judgments to the king, and thy justice to the king's son.
Psalm 99:4
And the king's strength loved judgment; thou didst prepare uprightnesses, thou didst judgment and justice in Jacob.
Isaiah 11:4
And he judged the powerless with justice, and he decided in straightness for the humble of the earth: and he struck the earth with the rod of his mouth, and by the spirit of his lips he will slay the unjust.
Isaiah 28:6
And for a spirit of judgment to him sitting upon the judgment, and for strength of them turning back the battle of the storm.
Isaiah 40:1-5
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, will your God say
Jeremiah 23:5-6
Behold the days coming, says Jehovah, and I raised up to David a just sprout, and a king reigned and prospered, and he did judgment and justice in the earth.
Ezekiel 37:24
And my servant David a king over them; and one shepherd shall be to all of them: and in my judgments they shall go and they shall watch my laws and do them.
Hosea 3:5
Afterward the sons of Israel shall turn back and they sought Jehovah their God, and David their king; and they trembled at Jehovah and at his goodness in the last of the days.
Romans 5:21
That as sin reigned in death, so grace might reign by justice to life eternal, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Hebrews 1:8-9
And to the Son, Thy throne, O God, for the time of time: a rod of uprightness the rod of thy kingdom.
Revelation 17:14
These will wage war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they with him called, and chosen, and faithful.
Revelation 19:11
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he sitting upon him called Faithful and True, and in justice he judges and makes war.