Cross references
Ecclesiastes 8:2
Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
Ecclesiastes 8:2 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 24:21 (5 votes) and Titus 3:1 (5 votes). 16 other verses point back to it. It links with 16 other books, from Genesis 45 to Revelation 3.
Which verses does Ecclesiastes 8:2 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 24:215 votes
My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
- Titus 3:15 votes
Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
- 1 Kings 2:434 votes
So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?”
- Romans 13:1–54 votes
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. …
- 1 Peter 2:13–174 votes
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority, or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. …
- Exodus 22:112 votes
an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
- 2 Samuel 21:72 votes
Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.
- 1 Chronicles 29:242 votes
All the officials and mighty men, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
- Ezekiel 17:13–202 votes
He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land, so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant. …
Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 8:2?
The 10 strongest of 16.