1Ki 10:9, 2Ch 19:6, Psa 82:2-4, Pro 24:23-24, 31:8-9, Ecc 8:2-5, Rom 13:6 | ESV | STEP | Blessed be the Lord your God , who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel ! Because the Lord loved Israel forever , he has made you king , that you may execute justice and righteousness .

1 Kings 10:9

9 ^aBlessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! ^bBecause the Lord loved Israel forever, he has made you king, ^cthat you may execute justice and righteousness.”

2 Chronicles 19:6

6 and said to the judges, “Consider what you do, ^dfor you judge not for man but for the Lord. He is with you in giving judgment.

Psalms 82:2-4

2 “How long will you judge unjustly
and ^eshow partiality to ^fthe wicked? Selah
3 ^gGive justice to ^hthe weak and the fatherless;
ⁱmaintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
4 ^jRescue the weak and the needy;
^kdeliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

Proverbs 24:23-24

More Sayings of the Wise

23 These also are sayings of ^lthe wise.

^mPartiality in judging is not good.
24 Whoever ⁿsays to the wicked, “You are in the right,”
^owill be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,

Proverbs 31:8-9

8 ^pOpen your mouth for the mute,
for the rights of all who are destitute. ^{▼▼Hebrew are sons of passing away}
9 Open your mouth, ^rjudge righteously,
^sdefend the rights of ^tthe poor and needy.

Ecclesiastes 8:2-5

2 I say: ^{▼▼Hebrew lacks say} Keep the king’s command, because of ^vGod’s oath to him. ^{▼▼Or because of your oath to God} 3 Be not hasty to ^xgo from his presence. Do not take your stand in an evil cause, for he does whatever he pleases. 4 For the word of the king is supreme, and ^ywho may say to him, “What are you doing?” 5 Whoever keeps a command will know no evil thing, and the wise heart will know the proper time and the just way.

Romans 13:6

6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.