1 Kings 2:43

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So why didn’t you obey me? Why did you break your promise to the Lord?

Cross References

Romans 13:5

So you must obey the government, not just because you might be punished, but because you know it is the right thing to do.

Ecclesiastes 8:2

I say you should always obey the king’s command. Do this because you made a promise to God.

2 Chronicles 30:12

Also, in Judah God’s power united the people so that they would obey the king and his officials concerning the word of the Lord.

2 Samuel 21:2

(The Gibeonites were not Israelites. They were a group of Amorites. The Israelites had promised not to hurt them, but Saul tried to kill the Gibeonites. He did this because of his strong feelings for the people of Israel and Judah.) King David called the Gibeonites together and talked to them.

1 Kings 2:42

So Solomon sent for him and said, “I made you promise in the Lord’s name not to leave Jerusalem. And I warned you that if you went anywhere, you would die. And you agreed to what I said. You said that you would obey me.

1 Kings 2:44

You know all the bad things you did to my father David. Now the Lord will punish you for it.