Hebrews 1:8 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁸But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

Hebrews 1:8 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 45:6-7
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. …
Isaiah 9:6-7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. …
Jeremiah 23:5-6
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. …
John 10:30
I and my Father are one.
Romans 9:5
Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

Topics

Atheism Attributes of God God Guidance Inspiration Jesus, the Christ Lord Majesty

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 4-14)

The apostle, having proved the pre-eminence of the gospel above the law from the pre-eminence of the Lord Jesus Christ above the prophets, now proceeds to show that he is much superior not only to the prophets, but to the angels themselves. In this he obviates an objection that the Jewish zealots would be ready to make, that the law was not only delivered by men, but ordained by angels (Gal. 3:19)…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 8)

8. O God--the Greek has the article to mark emphasis (Psa 45:6, 7). for ever ... righteousness--Everlasting duration and righteousness go together (Psa 45:2; 89:14). a sceptre of righteousness--literally, “a rod of rectitude,” or “straightforwardness.” The oldest manuscripts prefix “and” (compare Es 4:11).