1 Kings 2:43 “So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I…”

1 Kings 2:43

So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD and the commandment that I have instructed you with?”

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Why then hast thou not kept the othe of the Lord, and the commandement wherewith I charged thee?

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

and wherefore hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the charge that I charged upon thee?'

Bible in Basic English

Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord and the order which I gave you?

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Cross references

“Why”

2 Samuel 21:2 Ezekiel 17:18 Ezekiel 17:19

2 Samuel 21:2 · BSB

At 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, Sa…

Ezekiel 17:18 · BSB

He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’

Ezekiel 17:19 · BSB

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke.

“commandment”

2 Chronicles 30:12 Ecclesiastes 8:2 Romans 13:5

2 Chronicles 30:12 · BSB

Moreover, 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 8:2 · BSB

Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.

Romans 13:5 · BSB

Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

42the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, ‘On the day you leave and go elsewhere, know for sure that you will die’? And you told me, ‘The sentence is fair; I will comply.’

44The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.

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