2 Samuel 23:3

3 The God of Israel has spoken;

nthe Rock of Israel has said to me:

When one rules justly over men,

ruling oin the fear of God,

2 Samuel 23:3 — The New International Version (NIV)

3 The God of Israel spoke,

the Rock of Israel said to me:

‘When one rules over people in righteousness,

when he rules in the fear of God,

2 Samuel 23:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

3 The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, Ruling in the fear of God.

2 Samuel 23:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

3 The God of Israel spoke.

The Rock of Israel said to me:

‘The one who rules righteously,

who rules in the fear of God,

2 Samuel 23:3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

3 The God of Israel said,

The Rock of Israel spoke to me:

‘He who rules over men must be just,

Ruling in the fear of God.

2 Samuel 23:3 — New Century Version (NCV)

3 The God of Israel spoke;

the Rock of Israel said to me:

‘Whoever rules fairly over people,

who rules with respect for God,

2 Samuel 23:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

3 The God of Israel said,

The Rock of Israel spake to me:

One that ruleth over men righteously,

That ruleth in the fear of God,

2 Samuel 23:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

3 The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, The ruler among men shall be just, Ruling in the fear of God;

2 Samuel 23:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

3 The God of Israel spoke to them.

The rock of Israel told me,

‘The one who rules humans with justice rules with the fear of God.

2 Samuel 23:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

3 The God of Israel spoke;

the Rock of Israel said to me,

“The one who rules the people with justice,

who rules in the fear of God,

2 Samuel 23:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

3 The God of Israel has spoken,

the Rock of Israel has said to me:

One who rules over people justly,

ruling in the fear of God,

2 Samuel 23:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

3 The God of Israel said to me, the rock of Israel has spoken; ‘He who rules over mankind rules righteously, in the fear of God.

2 Samuel 23:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

3 The God of Israel spoke.

The Rock of Israel said to me,

‘A king must rule over people in a way that is right.

He must have respect for me when he rules.

2 Samuel 23:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

3 “The God of Israel said,

The Rock of Israel spoke to me,

‘He who rules over men righteously,

Who rules in the fear of God,

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