¹⁴ So David was king over all Israel, judging and giving right decisions for all his people.

¹⁵ And David was king over all Israel, judging and giving right decisions for all his people.

³⁸ All these men of war, expert in ordering the fight, came to Hebron with the full purpose of making David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were united in their desire to make David king.

⁷¹ From looking after the sheep which were giving milk, he took him to give food to Jacob his people, and to Israel his heritage.

⁷² So he gave them food with an upright heart, guiding them by the wisdom of his hands.

¹⁴ The seat of your kingdom is resting on righteousness and right judging: mercy and good faith come before your face.

⁷ Of the increase of his rule and of peace there will be no end, on the seat of David, and in his kingdom; to make it strong, supporting it with wise decision and righteousness, now and for ever. By the fixed purpose of the Lord of armies this will be done.

¹ See, a king will be ruling in righteousness, and chiefs will give right decisions.

² And a man will be as a safe place from the wind, and a cover from the storm; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a waste land.

¹⁵ Are you to be a king because you make more use of cedar than your father? did not your father take food and drink and do right, judging in righteousness, and then it was well for him?

⁵ See, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will give to David a true Branch, and he will be ruling as king, acting wisely, doing what is right, and judging uprightly in the land.

⁶ In his days Judah will have salvation and Israel will be living without fear: and this is the name by which he will be named, The Lord is our righteousness.

¹⁵ In those days and at that time, I will let a Branch of righteousness come up for David; and he will be a judge in righteousness in the land.