Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and as for princes, they shall rule in justice.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
In Context
Cross References
2 Chronicles 31:20And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah; and he wrought that which was good and right and faithful before the LORD his God.
Psalms 45:6(45-7) Thy throne given of God is for ever and ever; a sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Psalms 72:2That he may judge Thy people with righteousness, and Thy poor with justice.
Isaiah 9:6(9-5) For a child is born unto us, a son is given unto us; and the government is upon his shoulder; and his name is called Pele-joez-el-gibbor-Abi-ad-sar-shalom;
Isaiah 28:6And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn back the battle at the gate.
Isaiah 40:1Comfort ye, comfort ye My people, saith 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 →