2 Chronicles 9:8

May the Lord your God be praised because he favored ¹  you by placing you on his throne as the one ruling on his behalf! ²  Because of your God’s love for Israel and his lasting commitment to them, ³  he made you king over them so you could make just and right decisions.” ⁴ 

De 7:8; 2Sa 8:15; 2Sa 15:25,26; 2Sa 23:3; 1Ki 3:28; 1Ki 10:9; 1Ch 17:22; 1Ch 29:10,20; 2Ch 2:11; Ps 18:19; Ps 22:8; Ps 72:2; Ps 72:18,19; Ps 99:4; Pr 21:3; Isa 9:7; Isa 11:1-5; Isa 32:1,2; Isa 42:1; Isa 62:4; Jer 33:15,16; 2Co 9:12-15; Heb 1:8,9

¹ tn Or “delighted in.”

² tn Heb “as king for the Lord your God.”

³ tn Heb “to make him stand permanently.”

⁴ tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”