2 Chronicles 9:8

The queen blesses the LORD for setting Solomon on the throne out of love for Israel, to do justice and righteousness. It rightly attributes Solomon's greatness to God's covenant love.

Cross-references · 26

• 2 Chr 2:11Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, “Because Yahweh loves his people, he has made you king over them.”
• Isa 32:1–2Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.
• 1 Chr 29:23Then Solomon sat on the throne of Yahweh as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
• Heb 1:8–9But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your Kingdom.
• Deut 7:8but because Yahweh loves you, and because he desires to keep the oath which he swore to your fathers, Yahweh has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
• Jer 33:15–16“In those days, and at that time, I will cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up to David; and he will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
• Ps 22:8“He trusts in Yahweh; let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.”
• Ps 99:4The King’s strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.
• 1 Chr 28:5Of all my sons (for Yahweh has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of Yahweh’s kingdom over Israel.
• Ps 72:2He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
• 1 Chr 29:20Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless Yahweh your God!” All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves before Yahweh and the king.
• 1 Chr 17:22For you made your people Israel your own people forever; and you, Yahweh, became their God.
• 1 Chr 29:10Therefore David blessed Yahweh before all the assembly; and David said, “You are blessed, Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
• 2 Cor 9:12–15For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the saints, but abounds also through many givings of thanks to God;
• Prov 21:3To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
• Ps 18:19He brought me out also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
• 2 Sam 23:3The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, ‘One who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,
• 2 Sam 8:15David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness for all his people.
• Ps 72:18–19Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
• Isa 9:7Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.
• 1 Kgs 3:28All Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king; for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.
• 2 Sam 15:25–26The king said to Zadok, “Carry God’s ark back into the city. If I find favor in Yahweh’s eyes, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation;
• Isa 11:1–5A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.
• 1 Kgs 10:9Blessed is Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore he made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”
• Isa 42:1“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights — I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
• Isa 62:4You will not be called Forsaken any more; nor will your land be called Desolate any more: but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for Yahweh delights in you, and your land will be married.

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