2 Samuel 8:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:”
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“Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And David reigneth over all Israel, and David is doing judgment and righteousness to all his people,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 8:15 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 14:47After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.
- 2 Samuel 3:12Then Abner sent messengers in his place to say to David, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you.”
- 2 Samuel 5:5In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
- 2 Samuel 15:3Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”
- 2 Samuel 20:23Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;
- 2 Samuel 23:3The 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,
- 1 Kings 4:1So King Solomon ruled over Israel,
- 1 Kings 10:9Blessed 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.”
- 1 Chronicles 18:14Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
- Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
- Psalms 72:2May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
- Psalms 75:2“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.
- Psalms 78:71from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.
- Psalms 78:72So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.
- Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
- Psalms 101:1I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.
- Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
- Jeremiah 22:15Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.
- Jeremiah 23:5Behold, 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.
- Amos 5:15Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”
- Amos 5:24But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
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