Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 589 [e] אֲנִי֙ ’ă-nî I [say] Pro-1cs 6310 [e] פִּי־ pî- commandment N-msc 4428 [e] מֶ֣לֶךְ me-leḵ of the king N-ms 8104 [e] שְׁמ֔וֹר šə-mō-wr, Keep V-Qal-Imp-ms 5921 [e] וְעַ֕ל wə-‘al for Conj-w | Prep 1700 [e] דִּבְרַ֖ת diḇ-raṯ the sake N-fsc 7621 [e] שְׁבוּעַ֥ת šə-ḇū-‘aṯ of your oath to N-fsc 430 [e] אֱלֹהִֽים׃ ’ĕ-lō-hîm. God N-mp

New American Standard Bible
I say, "Keep the command of the king because of the oath before God.

King James Bible
I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Keep the king's command because of your oath made before God.

i counsel

Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear you the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them …

Romans 13:1-4 Let every soul be subject to the higher powers. For there is no power …

Titus 3:1 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey …

1 Peter 2:13-17 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: …

in regard

1 Kings 2:43 Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment …

1 Chronicles 29:24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise …

Ezekiel 17:13-20 And has taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and …

Romans 13:5 Why you must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

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