Ecclesiastes 8:2
Kepe the kynges commaundement, namely for the oth that thou hast made vnto God for the same.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
In Context
Cross References
Proverbs 24:21My sonne, feare thou the Lorde and the kyng, and kepe no company with them that slide backe [from his feare:]
Romans 13:1Let euery soule be subiect vnto the hyer powers: For there is no power but of god. The powers that be, are ordeyned of God.
1 Peter 2:13Submit your selues therfore vnto al maner ordinaunce of ma for the Lordes sake: whether it be vnto the king, as hauyng the preeminence:
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 8:2-6
The Excellence of Wisdom; The Duty of Subjects. 1 Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. 2 I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. 3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. 4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou? 5 Whoso keepeth the… Read the whole commentary →