Ecclesiastes 8:2

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I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.

My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change:

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.

Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,

Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

Why then hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?

And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.

and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;

Wherefore ye must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience'sake.