1Ki 3:9, 28, 5:7, 10:9, Psa 72:1-4, 99:4, Isa 1:26, 32:1-2, Jer 33:15 | ESV | STEP | Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people , that I may discern between good and evil , for who is able to govern this your great people ?

1 Kings 3:9

9 ^aGive your servant therefore an understanding mind ^bto govern your people, that I may ^cdiscern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?”

1 Kings 3:28

28 And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that ^dthe wisdom of God was in him to do justice.

1 Kings 5:7

7 As soon as Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the Lord this day, who has given to David a wise son to be over this great people.”

1 Kings 10:9

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

Psalms 72:1-4

Give the King Your Justice

Of ^hSolomon.

1 Give the king your ⁱjustice, O God,
and your righteousness to the royal son!
2 May he ^jjudge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
3 Let the mountains bear ^kprosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness!
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor!

Psalms 99:4

4 ^lThe King in his might ^mloves justice. ^{▼▼Or The might of the King loves justice}
You have established equity;
you have executed justice
and righteousness in Jacob.

Isaiah 1:26

26 And I will restore your judges ^oas at the first,
and your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward ^pyou shall be called the city of righteousness,
the faithful city.”

Isaiah 32:1-2

A King Will Reign in Righteousness

1 Behold, ^qa king will reign in righteousness,
and princes will rule in justice.
2 ^rEach will be like a hiding place from the wind,
a shelter from the storm,
^slike streams of water in a dry place,
like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

Jeremiah 33:15

15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous ^tBranch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.