1 Kings 2:43

New Living Translation

Then why haven’t you kept your oath to the Lord and obeyed my command?”

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:2

So the king summoned the Gibeonites. They were not part of Israel but were all that was left of the nation of the Amorites. The people of Israel had sworn not to kill them, but Saul, in his zeal for Israel and Judah, had tried to wipe them out.

1 Kings 2:42

So the king sent for Shimei and demanded, “Didn’t I make you swear by the Lord and warn you not to go anywhere else or you would surely die? And you replied, ‘The sentence is fair; I will do as you say.’

1 Kings 2:44

The king also said to Shimei, “You certainly remember all the wicked things you did to my father, David. May the Lord now bring that evil on your own head.

2 Chronicles 30:12

At the same time, God’s hand was on the people in the land of Judah, giving them all one heart to obey the orders of the king and his officials, who were following the word of the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 8:2

Obey the king since you vowed to God that you would.

Romans 13:5

So you must submit to them, not only to avoid punishment, but also to keep a clear conscience.