LORD loved Israel # 11_1KI_10_09  Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel_ because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice. ## Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.