- King of righteousness:
- "And Davidª reignedª° over¹ all¹ Israel;ª and Davidª executedª° judgmentª and justiceª unto all¹ his people.ª" {2Sm 8:15} + "The Godª of Israelª said,ª° the Rockª of Israelª spakeª° to me, He that ruleth²° over¹ menª [must be] just,ª rulingª° in the fearª of God.ª" {2Sm 23:3} + "For¹ he¹ had dominionª° over all¹ [the region] on this sideª the river,ª from Tiphsahª¹ even to¹ Azzah,ª over all¹ the kingsª on this sideª the river:ª and he had¹ peaceª on all¹¹ sidesª²° round aboutª¹ him. ... And Judahª and Israelª dweltª° safely,ª every manª under¹ his vineª and under¹ his fig tree,ª from Danª¹ even to¹ Beersheba,ª all¹ the daysª of Solomon.ª" {1Kg 4:24-25} + "Behold,¹ a sonª shall be bornª° to thee, who¹ shall be¹ a manª of rest;ª and I will give him restª° from all¹¹ his enemiesª° round about:ª¹ for¹ his nameª shall be¹ Solomon,ª and I will giveª° peaceª and quietnessª unto¹ Israelª in his days.ª" {1Ch 22:9} + "And in thy majestyª rideª° prosperouslyª° becauseª¹ of truthª and meeknessª [and] righteousness;ª and thy right handª shall teachª° thee terrible¹ things.²° ... Thou lovestª° righteousness,ª and hatestª° wickedness:ª therefore¹¹ God,ª thy God,ª hath anointedª° thee with the oilª of gladnessª above thy fellows.ª¹" {Psa 45:4-7} + "[[[A Psalm] for Solomon.]]ª Giveª° the kingª thy judgments,ª O God,ª and thy righteousnessª unto the king'sª son.ª ... The mountainsª shall bringª° peaceª to the people,ª and the little hills,ª by righteousness.ª" {Psa 72:1-3} + "In his daysª shall the righteousª flourish;ª° and abundanceª of peaceª so long¹ as the moonª endureth.¹" {Psa 72:7} + "Mercyª and truthª are met together;ª° righteousnessª and peaceª have kissedª° [each other]. ... Truthª shall spring¹ out²° of the earth;ª¹ and righteousnessª shall look downª° from heaven.ª¹" {Psa 85:10-11} + "For¹ unto us a childª is born,ª° unto us a sonª is given:ª° and the governmentª shall be upon¹ his shoulder:ª and his nameª shall be¹ calledª° Wonderful,ª Counsellor,ª° The mightyª God,ª The everlastingª Father,ª The Princeª of Peace.ª ... Of the increaseª of [his] governmentª and peaceª [there shall be] no¹ end,ª upon¹ the throneª of David,ª and upon¹ his kingdom,ª to orderª° it, and to establishª° it with judgmentª and with justiceª from henceforth¹¹ even for² ever.ª¹ The zealª of the LORDª of hostsª will performª° this.¹" {Isa 9:6-7} + "Behold,¹ a kingª shall reignª° in righteousness,ª and princesª shall ruleª° in judgment.ª ... And a manª shall be¹ as an hiding placeª from the wind,ª and a covertª from the tempest;ª as riversª of waterª in a dry place,ª as the shadowª of a greatª rockª in a wearyª land.ª" {Isa 32:1-2} + "Lookª° unto¹ me, and be ye saved,ª° all¹ the endsª of the earth:ª for¹ I¹ [am] God,ª and [there is] none¹ else.¹ ... In the LORDª shall all¹ the seedª of Israelª be justified,ª° and shall glory.ª°" {Isa 45:22-25} + "Behold,¹ the daysª come,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª that I will raiseª° unto Davidª a righteousª Branch,ª and a Kingª shall reignª° and prosper,ª° and shall executeª° judgmentª and justiceª in the earth.ª ... In his daysª Judahª shall be saved,ª° and Israelª shall dwellª° safely:ª and this¹ [is] his nameª whereby¹ he shall be called,ª° THE LORD¹ OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.²¹" {Jer 23:5-6} + "In those¹ days,ª and at that¹ time,ª will I cause the Branchª of righteousnessª to grow upª° unto David;ª and he shall executeª° judgmentª and righteousnessª in the land.ª ... In those¹ daysª shall Judahª be saved,ª° and Jerusalemª shall dwellª° safely:ª and this¹ [is the name] wherewith¹ she shall be called,ª° The LORD¹ our righteousness.²¹" {Jer 33:15-16} + "And this¹ [man] shall be¹ the peace,ª when¹ the Assyrianª shall comeª° into our land:ª and when¹ he shall treadª° in our palaces,ª then shall we raiseª° against¹ him sevenª shepherds,ª° and eightª principalª men.ª" {Mic 5:5} + "Gloryª to Godª inª the highest,ª andª onª earthª peace,ª good willª towardª men.ª" {Lke 2:14} + "Toª declare,ª [I say], atª thisª timeª hisª righteousness:ª that² he¹ might beª° just,ª andª the justifierª° of him²¹ which believethª¹ in² Jesus.ª" {Rom 3:26} + "Thereforeª being justifiedª° byª faith,ª we haveª° peaceª withª Godª throughª ourª Lordª Jesusª Christ:ª ... Byª whomª alsoª we haveª° accessª by faithª intoª thisª graceª whereinªª we stand,ª° andª rejoiceª° inª hopeª of the¹ gloryª of God.ª" {Rom 5:1-2} + "Forª heª isª° ourª peace,ª who² hath madeª° bothª one,ª andª hath broken downª° the¹ middle wallª of partitionª [between us]; ... Forª throughª himª we²° bothª haveª° accessª byª oneª Spiritª untoª the¹ Father.ª" {Eph 2:14-18}
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