1 Kings 2:43

New King James Version

Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord and the commandment that I gave you?”

Cross References

Romans 13:5

Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake.

Ecclesiastes 8:2

I say, “Keep the king’s commandment for the sake of your oath to God.

2 Chronicles 30:12

Also the hand of God was on Judah to give them singleness of heart to obey the command of the king and the leaders, at the word of the Lord.

2 Samuel 21:2

So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; the children of Israel had sworn protection to them, but Saul had sought to kill them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah.

1 Kings 2:42

Then the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the Lord, and warn you, saying, ‘Know for certain that on the day you go out and travel anywhere, you shall surely die’? And you said to me, ‘The word I have heard is good.’

1 Kings 2:44

The king said moreover to Shimei, “You know, as your heart acknowledges, all the wickedness that you did to my father David; therefore the Lord will return your wickedness on your own head.