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 from the {Israelites}; they [were] from the remainder of the Amorites. Now the {Israelites} had sworn to them, but Saul tried to wipe them out in his zeal for the {Israelites} and Judah.
Ezekiel 17:18
And he despised [the] oath to break covenant. And, look, he gave his hand [in pledge], and [yet] he did all of these [things]. He will not escape.'
Commandment
2 Chronicles 30:12
The hand of God was also upon Judah, to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and the princes concerning the word of Yahweh.
Ecclesiastes 8:2
Keep [the] command of [the] king {because of your oath to God}.
Romans 13:5
Therefore [it is] necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath but also because of conscience.