Obey the King

Ecclesiastes 8:2

In 11 translations

BSB: Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
KJV: I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
WEB: I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God.
ASV: I counsel thee, Keep the king’s command, and that in regard of the oath of God.
LSV: I [counsel]: keep the command of a king, even for the sake of an oath [to] God.
YLT: I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God.
DBY: I [say], Keep the king's commandment, and [that] on account of the oath of God.Elohim
DRC: I observe the mouth of the king, and the commandments of the oath of God.
GNV: I aduertise thee to take heede to ye mouth of the King, and to the worde of the othe of God.
JPS: I counsel thee: keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God.
LXXE: Observe the commandment of the king, and that because of the word of the oath of God.

Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

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From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Proverbs 24:21My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
Titus 3:1Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
Romans 13:1–5Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. Consequently, whoever resists authority is…
1 Kings 2:43So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?”
1 Peter 2:13–17Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority, or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. For it…
Exodus 22:11an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
1 Chronicles 29:24All the officials and mighty men, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
Ezekiel 17:13–20He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land, so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving…
2 Samuel 21:7Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

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