Ecclesiastes 8:2
I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
Ecclesiastes 8:2 in other translations
| BSB | Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God. |
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| WEB | I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God. |
| ASV | I counsel thee, Keep the king’s command, and that in regard of the oath of God. |
| YLT | I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God. |
| DARBY | I say, Keep the king's commandment, and that on account of the oath of God. |
| BBE | I say to you, Keep the king's law, from respect for the oath of God. |
| Webster | I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. |
What does Ecclesiastes 8:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ecclesiastes 8:1-5
Commendations of wisdom. (Eccl. 8:1-5) To prepare for sudden evils and death. (Eccl. 8:6-8) It shall be well with the righteous, and ill with the wicked. (Eccl. 8:9-13) Mysteries of Providence. (Eccl. 8:14-17) Verses 1-5 None of the rich, the powerful, the honourable, or the accomplished of the sons of men, are so excellent, useful, or happy, as the wise man. Who else can interpret the words of God, or teach aright…
Ecclesiastes 8:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ecclesiastes 8:2
- Proverbs 24:21
My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
- Titus 3:1
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
- 1 Peter 2:13-17
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. …
- 1 Kings 2:43
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
- Romans 13:1-5
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. …
- Exodus 22:11
Then shall an oath of the Lord be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.
- 2 Samuel 21:7
But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the Lord’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
- Ezekiel 17:13-20
And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land: That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand. But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered? As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. …
- 1 Chronicles 29:24
And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Pr 24:21; Ro 13:1-4; Tit 3:1; 1Pe 2:13-17
in regard.
1Ki 2:43; 1Ch 29:24; Eze 17:13-20; Ro 13:5
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Context
- Ecclesiastes 8:1
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.
- Ecclesiastes 8:2
I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
- Ecclesiastes 8:3
Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
Ecclesiastes 8:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Yo te aviso que guardes el mandamiento del rey y la palabra del juramento de Dios. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Je dis: Prends garde au commandement du roi, et cela à cause du serment fait à Dieu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ich sage: Habe acht auf den Befehl des Königs, und zwar wegen des Eides Gottes. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ego os regis observo, et præcepta juramenti Dei. |