My son, fear the Lord and the king; Do not get involved with those of high rank,

我儿，你要敬畏耶和华与君王，不要与反复无常的人结交，

我儿啊，你要敬畏耶和华与君王，不可结交反覆无常的人，

我儿啊，你要敬畏耶和华与君王，不可结交反覆无常的人，

孩子啊，要敬畏耶和华和君王，不要跟反复无常之徒为伍。

我儿，你要敬畏耶和华，也要尊敬君王；不要与叛逆的人结交。

我儿啊，你当敬畏耶和华和君王，不要与逆反的人结交！

我兒，你要敬畏耶和華與君王，不要與反覆無常的人結交，

我兒啊，你要敬畏耶和華與君王，不可結交反覆無常的人，

我兒啊，你要敬畏耶和華與君王，不可結交反覆無常的人，

孩子啊，要敬畏耶和華和君王，不要跟反復無常之徒為伍。

我兒，你要敬畏耶和華，也要尊敬君王；不要與叛逆的人結交。

弟子啊，你要敬畏永恆主，敬畏君王；不可激怒此二者；

我兒啊，你當敬畏耶和華和君王，不要與逆反的人結交！

我子、宜敬畏耶和華與王、好更張者、勿與之交、

爾小子、宜畏耶和華而尊王、勿交厭故喜新之人。

我子、當畏主而尊王、勿與叛逆之人交、

Fear the Lord and the king, my son, and do not join with rebellious officials,

My son, have respect for the Lord and the king. Don’t join with officials who disobey them.

My son, fear the Lord and the king, and do not join with those who do otherwise,

My child, fear the Lord and the king. Don’t associate with rebels,

My son, fear the LORD, as well as the king, and don’t associate with rebels,

My son, fear the Lord and the king; Do not associate with those given to change;

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

My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king, and don’t associate with rebels,

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king:[ and] meddle not with them that are given to change:

Fear the LORD, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,

My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious;

Every person is to be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;for it is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a servant of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for the sake of conscience.For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.Pay to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.

Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed,

Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right.For such is the will of God, that by doing right you silence the ignorance of foolish people.Act as free people, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bond servants of God.Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.

Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men,and they stood before Moses, together with some of the sons of Israel, 250 leaders of the congregation chosen in the assembly, men of renown.They assembled together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them,“ You have gone far enough! For all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is in their midst; so why do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?”

But when you saw that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon was coming against you, you said to me,‘ No, but a king shall reign over us!’ Yet the Lord your God was your king.And now, behold, the king whom you have chosen, whom you have asked for, and behold, the Lord has put a king over you.If you will fear the Lord and serve Him, and listen to His voice and not rebel against the command of the Lord, then both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God.But if you do not listen to the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the command of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you, even as it was against your fathers.Even now, take your stand and see this great thing which the Lord is going to do before your eyes.Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call to the Lord, that He will send thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that your wickedness is great which you have done in the sight of the Lord, by asking for yourselves a king.”So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.Then all the people said to Samuel,“ Pray to the Lord your God for your servants, so that we do not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, by asking for ourselves a king.”

Then a messenger came to David, saying,“ The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”So David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem,“ Arise and let’s flee, for otherwise none of us will escape from Absalom. Go quickly, or he will hurry and overtake us, and bring disaster on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”Then the king’s servants said to the king,“ Behold, your servants will do whatever my lord the king chooses.”So the king left, and all his household with him; but the king left ten concubines behind to take care of the house.The king left, and all the people with him, and they stopped at the last house.Now all of his servants passed by beside him, and all the Cherethites, all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who had come with him from Gath, passed by before the king.Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite,“ Why should you go with us too? Return and stay with your king, since you are a foreigner and an exile as well; return to your own place.You came only yesterday, so should I make you wander with us today, while I go wherever I go? Return and take your brothers back; mercy and truth be with you.”But Ittai answered the king and said,“ As the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether for death or for life, there assuredly shall your servant be!”Then David said to Ittai,“ Go and cross over the brook Kidron.” So Ittai the Gittite crossed over with all his men and all the little ones who were with him.While all the country was weeping with a loud voice, all the people were crossing over. The king was also crossing over the brook Kidron, and all the people were crossing over toward the way of the wilderness.Now behold, Zadok also came, and all the Levites with him, carrying the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar came up until all the people had finished crossing over from the city.And the king said to Zadok,“ Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the sight of the Lord, then He will bring me back and show me both it and His habitation.But if He says this:‘ I have no delight in you,’ then here I am, let Him do to me as seems good to Him.”The king also said to Zadok the priest,“ Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace, and your two sons with you, your son Ahimaaz and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.See, I am going to wait at the river crossing places of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and remained there.And David was going up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went, and his head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. Then all the people who were with him each covered his own head, and they were going up, weeping as they went.Now someone informed David, saying,“ Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said,“ Lord, please make the advice of Ahithophel foolish.”It happened as David was coming to the summit, where God was worshiped, that behold, Hushai the Archite met him with his coat torn, and dust on his head.And David said to him,“ If you go over with me, then you will become a burden to me.But if you return to the city and say to Absalom,‘ I will be your servant, O king; even as I was your father’s servant in time past, so now I will also be your servant,’ then you can foil the advice of Ahithophel for me.Are Zadok and Abiathar the priests not with you there? So it shall be that whatever you hear from the king’s house, you shall report to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.Behold their two sons are there with them, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son; and by them you shall send me everything that you hear.”So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

So he said to his men,“ Far be it from me because of the Lord that I would do this thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed, to reach out with my hand against him, since he is the Lord’s anointed.”

I say,“ Keep the command of the king because of the oath before God.Do not be in a hurry to leave him. Do not join in an evil matter, for he will do whatever he pleases.”Since the word of the king is authoritative, who will say to him,“ What are you doing?”One who keeps a royal command experiences no trouble, for a wise heart knows the proper time and procedure.

When Israel saw the great power which the Lord had used against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in His servant Moses.

and they said to him,“ Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint us a king to judge us like all the nations.”But the matter was displeasing in the sight of Samuel when they said,“ Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord.And the Lord said to Samuel,“ Listen to the voice of the people regarding all that they say to you, because they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being King over them.

When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people replied to the king, saying,“ What share do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; To your tents, Israel! Now look after your own house, David!” So Israel went away to their tents.

They* said to Him,“ Caesar’s.” Then He* said to them,“ Then pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.”