# God's oath to protect him

"the oath you made before God to protect him"

# Do not hurry out of his presence

Possible meanings are 1) not to be hasty to physically leave the king's presence or 2) This is a metaphor that speaks of being loyal to the king as being in his presence. AT: "Do not abandon the king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# The king's word rules

"What the king says is the law"

# who will say to him

This rhetorical question emphasizes that no one will ask the king the following question. This question can be written as a statement. AT: "no one can say to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# What are you doing?

This rhetorical question is a rebuke. This question can be written as as statement. AT: "You should not be doing what you are doing." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/counselor]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/obey]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/command]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oath]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/word]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ruler]]