I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
I counsel thee, Keep the king’s command, and that in regard of the oath of God.
WEB
Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
YLT
I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God.
DBT
I [say], Keep the king's commandment, and [that] on account of the oath ofGod.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).