Ecclesiastes 8:2

A Conservative Version

I [say], Keep the king's command, and that because of the oath of God.

Cross References

1 Kings 2:43

Why then have thou not kept the oath of LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?

Titus 3:1

Remind them to be submissive to principle offices and positions of authority, to be obedient, to be prepared for every good work,

Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear thou LORD and the king, [and] do not associate with those who are given to change.

1 Chronicles 29:24

And all the rulers, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves to Solomon the king.

2 Samuel 21:7

But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of LORD's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

Exodus 22:11

the oath of LORD shall be between them both, whether he has not put his hand to his neighbor's goods. And the owner of it shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.

1 Samuel 14:26

And when the people came to the forest, behold, the honey dropped, but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.