Quotes about Judgment
At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
— 1 Kings 3:16
One woman said, “Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth while she was in the house.
— 1 Kings 3:17
“No,” said the other woman, “the living one is my son and the dead one is your son.” But the first woman insisted, “No, the dead one is yours and the living one is mine.” So they argued before the king.
— 1 Kings 3:22
Then the king replied, “This woman says, ‘My son is alive and yours is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead and mine is alive.’”
— 1 Kings 3:23
The king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought him a sword,
— 1 Kings 3:24
and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
— 1 Kings 3:25
When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
— 1 Kings 3:28
In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.
— 1 Kings 7:7
then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
— 1 Kings 8:32
When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,
— 1 Kings 8:46
And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
— 1 Kings 9:8
So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.
— 1 Kings 11:6