Isaiah 32:1
See, a king will be ruling in righteousness, and chiefs will give right decisions.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
In Context
Cross References
2 Chronicles 31:20This Hezekiah did through all Judah; he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God.
Psalms 45:6\45:5\Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's haters; because of them the peoples are falling under you.
Psalms 72:2May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.
Isaiah 9:6For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 28:6And a spirit of wisdom to the judge, and strength to those who keep back the attackers at the door of the town.
Isaiah 40:1Give comfort, give comfort, to my people, says your God.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 32:1
This chapter seems to be such a prophecy of the reign of Hezekiah as amounts to an abridgment of the history of it, and this with an eye to the kingdom of the Messiah, whose government was typified by the thrones of the house of David, for which reason he is so often called "the Son of David." Here is, I. A prophecy of that good work of reformation with which he should begin his reign, and the happy influence it should have upon the people, who had been wretchedly corrupted and debauched in the reign of his… Read the whole commentary →