1 Kings 10:9

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

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2 Chronicles 2:11
Then Hiram the king of Tyre answered in a letter that he sent to Solomon, “Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you king over them.”

2 Samuel 8:15
So David reigned over all Israel. And David administered justice and equity to all his people.

Psalm 72:2
May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!

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