“And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.”
Whoever will not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him with diligence—whether death, banishment, confiscation of goods, or imprisonment. This stern enforcement clause establishes that both divine law and imperial law bind the Jewish community and that violations will be punished severely. The enumeration of penalties from death to imprisonment shows the graduated responses available for different types of violations. This verse illustrates the convergence of divine and imperial authority in the administration of justice and demonstrates that effective governance requires enforcement mechanisms with real consequences for violation.
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