Truyền Đạo 8:2
I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
Context
This verse from Truyền Đạo Chapter 8 connects to 10 cross-references. Qohelet observes that humans lack the power to control wind or day of death, and that the wicked are buried with honor while the righteous are forgotten. Though there will be good for those who fear God, he acknowledges the …
Bản dịch khác
I counsel thee, Keep the king’s command, and that in regard of the oath of God.
I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God.
I say to you, Keep the king's law, from respect for the oath of God.
Tham chiếu chéo
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon …
And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring …
And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: …
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good …
My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
Then shall an oath of the Lord be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his …
But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the Lord’s oath that was …
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?