Jeremiah 22:15

God asks whether luxurious building makes a true king, pointing to Josiah who did justice and prospered. Righteous rule, not splendor, marks a genuine king.

Cross-references · 30

• 2 Kgs 23:25Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.
• Isa 3:10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
• Eccl 10:17Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.
• Prov 25:5Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
• Prov 29:4By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.
• Ps 128:1–2A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
• 2 Kgs 22:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
• 1 Kgs 10:9Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
• Jer 21:12O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds.
• Jer 42:6Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us, for we will obey the voice of the LORD our God!”
• Prov 21:3To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
• 2 Sam 8:15Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
• 2 Chr 35:7–8From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present.
• 2 Chr 34:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
• Luke 11:41But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.
• Jer 22:3This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.
• Deut 4:40Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.
• Jer 23:5Behold, 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.
• Acts 2:46With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
• 1 Cor 10:31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
• Prov 20:28Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
• Prov 31:9Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.
• Isa 33:16he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
• Eccl 2:24Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.
• Jer 22:18Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’
• 1 Chr 3:15The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.
• 1 Kgs 4:20–23The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
• 2 Chr 35:12–18They set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as is written in the Book of Moses; and they did the same with the bulls.
• Eccl 9:7–10Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
• Isa 9:7Of 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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