Ecclesiastes 8:2
I counsel thee, Keep the king’s command, and that in regard of the oath of God.
Revised Version 1895
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
1 Samuel 14:26And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.
1 Kings 2:43Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
Proverbs 24:21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
Romans 13:1Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.
1 Peter 2:13Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
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 →