I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God.
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Allusion1
A deliberate verbal borrowing without a citation formula.
Qoheleth counsels keeping the king's command, framed by an oath before God, mirroring the obedience to rulers Titus enjoins. The Septuagint vocabulary of obeying royal authority overlaps conceptually with subjection to those in power.
Medium confidenceEcho1
A fainter, low-volume reuse, carried by recurrence or thematic coherence.
Counsel to keep the king's commandment because of one's oath to God — faint wisdom backdrop to the dual obligation to Caesar and to God (22:21).
Low confidence