Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
Commandment
Bible References
Why
2 Samuel 21:2
So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the people of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites. Although the people of Israel had sworn to spare them, Saul had sought to strike them down in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.
Ezekiel 17:18
He despised the oath in breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand and did all these things; he shall not escape.
Commandment
2 Chronicles 30:12
The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the king and the princes commanded by the word of the LORD.
Ecclesiastes 8:2
I say: Keep the king's command, because of God's oath to him.
Romans 13:5
Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience.