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{Ecclesiastes 8:2} I x589 [counsel thee] to keep 8104 z8798 the king's 4428 commandment, 6310 and [that] in regard 1700 x5921 of the oath 7621 of God. 430
I counsel:
"My son,ª fearª° thou¹ the LORDª and the king:ª [and] meddleª° not¹ with¹ them that are given to change:ª°" {Prv 24:21} + "Let everyª soulª be subjectª° unto the higherª° powers.ª Forª there isª° noª powerª butª ofª God:ªª the¹ powersª that beª° areª° ordainedª° ofª God.ª ... Forª he isª° the ministerª of Godª to theeª forª good.ª Butª ifª thou doª° that which is evil,ª be afraid;ª°° forª he bearethª° notª the¹ swordª in vain:ª forª he isª° the ministerª of God,ª a revengerª to¹ [execute] wrathª upon² him that doethª° evil.ª" {Rom 13:1-4} + "Put²° them² in mindª°¹ to be subjectª° to principalitiesª andª powers,ª to obey magistrates,ª° to beª° readyª toª everyª goodª work,ª" {Tts 3:1} + "² Submit yourselvesª° to¹ everyª ordinanceª of manª for² the Lord's sake:ª¹¹ whether¹ it be² to the king,ª asª supreme;ª° ... Honourª° allª [men]. Loveª° the¹ brotherhood.ª Fearª° God.ª Honourª° the¹ king.ª" {1Pe 2:13-17}
in regard:
"Why¹ then hast thou not¹ keptª°¹ the oathª of the LORD,ª and the commandmentª that¹ I have chargedª° thee¹ with?" {1Kg 2:43} + "And all¹ the princes,ª and the mighty men,ª and all¹ the sonsª likewise¹ of kingª David,ª submitted¹¹ themselves²°²² unto¹ Solomonª the king.ª" {1Ch 29:24} + "And hath takenª° of the king'sª seed,ª¹ and madeª° a covenantª with¹ him, and hath takenª° an oathª of him: he hath also takenª° the mightyª of the land:ª ... And I will spreadª° my netª upon¹ him, and he shall be takenª° in my snare,ª and I will bringª° him to Babylon,ª and will pleadª° with¹ him there¹ for his trespassª° that¹ he hath trespassed²¹ against me." {Ezk 17:13-20} + "Whereforeª [ye] must needsª be subject,ª° notª onlyª forª wrath,ª butª alsoª for conscience² sake.ª¹" {Rom 13:5}

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