2 Samuel 8:15

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2 Samuel 8:13–17 · Berean Standard Bible

13 And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

14 He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

15 Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:

16 Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

17 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;

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Then 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.”

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2 Samuel 23:3

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2 Samuel 23:4

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1 Chronicles 18:14

Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:

Psalms 45:6

Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Psalms 45:7

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.

Psalms 72:2

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

Psalms 75:2

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Psalms 78:71

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Psalms 78:72

So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.

Psalms 89:14

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Psalms 101:1

I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.

Psalms 101:2

I will ponder the way that is blameless— when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.

Psalms 101:3

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.

Psalms 101:4

A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.

Psalms 101:5

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Psalms 101:6

My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.

Psalms 101:7

No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.

Psalms 101:8

Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.

Isaiah 9:7

Of 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.

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Does 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 22:16

He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.

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 wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

Jeremiah 23:6

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.

Amos 5:15

Hate 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 5:24

But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.