1 Kings 18:3

18:3 So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who supervised the palace. (Now Obadiah was a very loyal follower of the Lord. ¹ 

Romans 13:7

13:7 Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

Romans 13:1

Submission to Civil Government

13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment, ²  and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.

Romans 2:17-18

The Condemnation of the Jew

2:17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law ³  and boast of your relationship to God ⁴  2:18 and know his will ⁵  and approve the superior things because you receive instruction from the law, ⁶ 

[18:3]  ¹ tn Heb “now Obadiah greatly feared the Lord.” “Fear” refers here to obedience and allegiance, the products of healthy respect for the Lord’s authority.

[13:1]  ² tn Grk “by God.”

[2:17]  ³ sn The law refers to the Mosaic law, described mainly in the OT books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

[2:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “boast in God.” This may be an allusion to Jer 9:24.

[2:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “the will.”

[2:18]  ⁶ tn Grk “because of being instructed out of the law.”