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


In Context

1 Who is like the wise man? Who knows the explanation of things? Wisdom brightens a man's face and changes its hard appearance.

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

3 Do not be in a hurry to leave the king's presence. Do not stand up for a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.

4 Since a king's word is supreme, who can say to him, "What are you doing?"

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:2I say, Keep the king's commandment, and that on account 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.