Isaiah 32:1
Behold! a king shall reign in righteousness, And princes shall rule with equity.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 45:6Thy throne is God's for ever and ever; The sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of equity!
Psalms 72:2Yea! he shall judge thy people with equity, And thine oppressed ones with justice.
Isaiah 9:6For to us a child is born, To us a son is given, And the government shall be upon his shoulder, And he shall be called Wonderful, counsellor, mighty potentate, Everlasting father, prince of peace;
Isaiah 28:6A spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, And of strength to them that drive back the enemy to their gates.
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 →