2Sa 8:15, 23:3, Psa 72:2, Pro 8:15-16, Isa 9:7, 11:4-5, 32:1-2 | ESV | STEP | So David reigned over all Israel . And David administered justice and equity to all his people .

2 Samuel 8:15

David’s Officials

15 So David reigned over all Israel. And David administered justice and equity to all his people.

2 Samuel 23:3

3 The God of Israel has spoken;
^athe Rock of Israel has said to me:
When one rules justly over men,
ruling ^bin the fear of God,

Psalms 72:2

2 May he ^cjudge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!

Proverbs 8:15-16

15 By me ^dkings reign,
and rulers decree what is just;
16 by me princes rule,
and nobles, all who govern justly. ^{▼▼Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint govern the earth}

Isaiah 9:7

7 Of the increase of his government and of peace
^fthere will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
^gwith justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
^hThe zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Isaiah 11:4-5

4 but ⁱwith righteousness he shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall ^jstrike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and ^kwith the breath of his lips ^lhe shall kill the wicked.
5 Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist,
and ^mfaithfulness the belt of his loins.

Isaiah 32:1-2

A King Will Reign in Righteousness

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