2I say, Keep the king's commandment, and that on account of the oath of God.


In Context

1 Who is as the wise? and who knoweth the explanation of things? A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face is changed.

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

3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatever pleaseth him,

4 because the word of a king is power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

Ecclesiastes 8:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:2I [counsel thee] to keep the king’s commandment, and [that] in regard of the oath of God.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:2Obey the king's command, I say, because you took an oath before God.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:2I observe the mouth of the king, and the commandments of the oath of God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:2I counsel thee , Keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:2I counsel thee, Keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:2I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:2I say, |Keep the king's command!| because of the oath to God.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:2I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:2I counsel you to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.