1 Kings 2:43
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?””
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“So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?”
King James Version · Public Domain“Why then hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and wherefore hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the charge that I charged upon thee?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 2:43 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 21:2At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)
- 2 Chronicles 30:12Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.
- Ecclesiastes 8:2Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
- Ezekiel 17:18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’
- Romans 13:5Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
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