Citizens

“You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.”

“Confer on him some of your authority, so that the whole congregation of Israel will obey him.”

“Then they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.”

“If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.”

“Whoever failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, according to the counsel of the leaders and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.”

“The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.”

“When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.”

“My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.”