2 Samuel 23:3
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,
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.
Note He…: or, Be thou ruler, etc
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,
The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me: One that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God,
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- God
- Genesis 33:20; Exodus 3:15; Exodus 19:5, 6; Exodus 20:2
- the Rock
- 2 Samuel 22:2, 32; Deuteronomy 32:4, 30, 31; Psalm 42:9
- He that ruleth
- or, Be thou ruler, etc.
- Psalm 110:2
- must be just
- Exodus 23:6–8; Deuteronomy 16:18–20; Psalm 82:3, 4; Proverbs 31:9; Isaiah 11:4, 5; Isaiah 32:1; Jeremiah 23:5; Zechariah 9:9; Hebrews 1:8
- ruling
- Exodus 18:21; 2 Chronicles 19:7–9; Nehemiah 5:14