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Ecclesiastes 8

Eccl. 8:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I counsel thee to keep
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
the king’s
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
a commandment
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
, and that in regard
dibrah (Hebrew #1700)
a reason, suit or style
KJV usage: cause, end, estate, order, regard.
Pronounce: dib-raw'
Origin: feminine of 1697
of the oath
shbuw`ah (Hebrew #7621)
properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath
KJV usage: curse, oath, X sworn.
Pronounce: sheb-oo-aw'
Origin: feminine passive participle of 7650
of God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
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Rom. 13:1‑6• 1Let every soul be subject to the authorities that are above him. For there is no authority except from God; and those that exist are set up by God.
 2So that he that sets himself in opposition to the authority resists the ordinance of God; and they who thus resist shall bring sentence of guilt on themselves.
 3For rulers are not a terror to a good work, but to an evil one. Dost thou desire then not to be afraid of the authority? practise what is good, and thou shalt have praise from it;
 4for it is God's minister to thee for good. But if thou practisest evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to him that does evil.
 5Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only on account of wrath, but also on account of conscience.
 6For on this account ye pay tribute also; for they are God's officers, attending continually on this very thing. (Rom. 13:1‑6)

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I counsel.
Prov. 24:21• 21My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change. (Prov. 24:21)
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Rom. 13:1‑4• 1Let every soul be subject to the authorities that are above him. For there is no authority except from God; and those that exist are set up by God.
 2So that he that sets himself in opposition to the authority resists the ordinance of God; and they who thus resist shall bring sentence of guilt on themselves.
 3For rulers are not a terror to a good work, but to an evil one. Dost thou desire then not to be afraid of the authority? practise what is good, and thou shalt have praise from it;
 4for it is God's minister to thee for good. But if thou practisest evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to him that does evil. (Rom. 13:1‑4)
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Titus 3:1• 1Put them in mind to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient to rule, to be ready to do every good work, (Titus 3:1)
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1 Peter 2:13‑17• 13Be in subjection therefore to every human institution for the Lord's sake; whether to the king as supreme,
 14or to rulers as sent by him, for vengeance on evildoers, and praise to them that do well.
 15Because so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance of senseless men;
 16as free, and not as having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God's bondmen.
 17Shew honour to all, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the king. (1 Peter 2:13‑17)
in regard.
1 Kings 2:43• 43Why then hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the commandment that I charged thee with? (1 Kings 2:43)
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1 Chron. 29:24• 24And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves to Solomon the king. (1 Chron. 29:24)
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Ezek. 17:13‑20• 13And he took of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and brought him under an oath, and he took away the mighty of the land;
 14that the kingdom might be abased, that it might not lift itself up, that it might keep his covenant in order to stand.
 15But 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? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape?
 16As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, verily in the place of the king that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him, in the midst of Babylon, shall he die.
 17Neither shall Pharaoh with a mighty army and a great assemblage do anything for him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts to cut off many persons.
 18He despised the oath, and broke the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, yet hath he done all these things: he shall not escape.
 19Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As I live, verily, mine oath which he hath despised, and my covenant which he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his head.
 20And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgment with him there for his unfaithfulness in which he hath been unfaithful against me. (Ezek. 17:13‑20)
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Rom. 13:5• 5Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only on account of wrath, but also on account of conscience. (Rom. 13:5)
• {v.2-3} “Honor the king,” nor be connected with any conspiracy against him. It is true that authorities are as much “out of joint” as everything else under the sun; and instead of being practically “ministers of God for good,” are but too often causes of further misery upon poor man; yet wisdom teaches to wait and watch. (“Ecclesiastes 8” by F.C. Jennings)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I say, Keep the king’s commandment, and that on account of the oath of God.