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


In Context

1 Who is as the wise? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of man causeth his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

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

3 Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth.

4 Where the word of a king is power is, and who saith to him, 'What dost 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 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 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.