15 So David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and righteousness for all his people.

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David’s Officials(A)

15 David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right(B) for all his people.

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15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

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May the Lord your God be praised! He delighted in you and put you on His throne as king for the Lord your God.(A) Because Your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has set you over them as king to carry out justice and righteousness.”(B)

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Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne(A) as king to rule for the Lord your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king(B) over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.”

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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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The Righteous Branch of David

“The days are coming”(A)—this is the Lord’s declaration—
“when I will raise up a Righteous Branch of David.(B)
He will reign wisely as king
and administer justice and righteousness in the land.(C)

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“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will raise up for David[a] a righteous Branch,(A)
a King(B) who will reign(C) wisely
    and do what is just and right(D) in the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

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