1 Kings 2:43

God's Word

Why didn’t you keep your oath to the Lord and obey the command I gave you?

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:2

(The Gibeonites were not a part of Israel but were left over from the Amorites. Although the Israelites had sworn ⌞to spare them⌟, Saul, in his eagerness, tried to destroy them for Israel and Judah.) The king called the Gibeonites

1 Kings 2:42

he summoned Shimei. Solomon asked him, “Didn’t I make you take an oath by the Lord? Didn’t I warn you that if you left ⌞the city⌟ to go anywhere, you could be certain that you would die? Didn’t you say to me, ‘Very well. I’ll do just what you said’?

1 Kings 2:44

Shimei, you know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. The Lord is going to pay you back for the evil you have done.

2 Chronicles 30:12

Also, God guided the people of Judah so that they united to carry out the command which the king and the leaders gave from the Lord’s word.

Ecclesiastes 8:2

I ⌞advise⌟ you to obey the king’s commands because of the oath you took in God’s presence.

Romans 13:5

Therefore, it is necessary for you to obey, not only because you’re afraid of God’s anger but also because of your own conscience.