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2 Chronicles 9:8

Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness.”

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ASV

Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king for Jehovah thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do justice and righteousness.

KJV

Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the Lord thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יְהִ֨יye.Himay he beH1961 →
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430 →
בָּר֔וּךְba.RukhblessedH1288 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherwhoH834 →
חָפֵ֣ץcha.Fetzhe has delightedH2654 →
בְּךָ֗be.Khain you
לְתִתְּךָ֤le.ti.te.Khato put youH5414 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
כִּסְאוֹ֙kis.'Othrone hisH3678 →
לְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhto kingH4428 →
לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehfor YahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430 →
בְּאַהֲבַ֨תbe.'a.ha.Vatbecause lovesH157 →
אֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לְהַעֲמִיד֣וֹle.ha.'a.mi.Doto make stand itH5975 →
לְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.Lamfor everH5769 →
וַיִּתֶּנְךָ֤vai.yi.ten.Khaand he has appointed youH5414 →
עֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hemover themH5921 →
לְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhto kingH4428 →
לַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.Sotto doH6213 →
מִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatjusticeH4941 →
וּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.Kahand righteousnessH6666 →

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2 Chronicles 2:11Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”1 Chronicles 29:23So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.Isaiah 32:1–2Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.Jeremiah 33:15–16In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.Deuteronomy 7:8But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.Hebrews 1:8–9But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.2 Samuel 15:26But if He should say, ‘I do not delight in you,’ then here I am; let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.”2 Corinthians 9:12–15For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.1 Chronicles 29:20Then David said to the whole assembly, “Blessed be the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.1 Chronicles 28:5And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.Psalms 18:19He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.Psalms 22:8“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”1 Kings 3:28When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.1 Kings 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.”2 Samuel 8:15Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:1 Chronicles 29:10Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.2 Samuel 15:25–26Then the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again.1 Chronicles 17:22For You have made Your people Israel Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.

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Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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