Section 8:2-17

Advice for how people should behave with kings and rulers

8:2a Keep the king’s command, I say,

I tell you, obey the king’s command!
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Do what the king says. (Good News Translation)
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Keep the king’s command. (New Revised Standard Version)

8:2b because of your oath before God.

Do this because you made a promise to God. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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You promised ⌊that you would obey the king and⌋ God ⌊heard your promise⌋ . Therefore ⌊you must do it⌋ .

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