1 Kings 10:9
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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 be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
In other translations
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 be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
Hebrew words
יְהִיyehimay he beH1961יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶיךָ'eloheikhaGod yourH430בָּרוּךְbarukhblessedH1288אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834חָפֵץchafetzhe delightsH2654בְּךָbekhain youלְתִתְּךָletitekhato put youH5414עַל־'al-onH5921כִּסֵּאkise'[the] throne ofH3678יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478בְּאַהֲבַתbe'ahavatbecause lovesH157יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478לְעֹלָםle'olamfor everH5769וַיְשִׂימְךָvaysimekhaand he has appointed youH7760לְמֶלֶךְlemelekhto kingH4428לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotto doH6213מִשְׁפָּטmishpatjusticeH4941וּצְדָקָה׃utzedakahand righteousnessH6666
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Related verses
- Psalm 72:2He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
- 1 Kings 5:7And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”
- 2 Samuel 8:15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
- Jeremiah 23:5-65 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
- Isaiah 42:1Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- 2 Chronicles 2:11Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the Lord hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”
- Psalm 22:8He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
- 2 Samuel 23:3The 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.The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
- Isaiah 32:1-21 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. 2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice. 2 Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
- 1 Chronicles 17:22For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, Lord, becamest their God.For You have made Your people Israel Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.
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