2 Chronicles 6:22

2 Chronicles 6:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;
• New International Version (NIV)“When anyone wrongs their neighbor and is required to take an oath and they come and swear the oath before your altar in this temple,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"If a man sins against his neighbor and is made to take an oath and comes and swears his oath before your altar in this house,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“If anyone sins against his neighbor, and is forced to take an oath, and comes and takes an oath before Your altar in this temple,

Context of 2 Chronicles 6:22

20May Your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your Name, so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. 21Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive. When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple, 23then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness. 24When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading before You in this temple,

2 Chronicles 6:22 word by word

אִם־יֶחֱטָ֥א אִישׁ֙ לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ וְנָֽשָׁא־ב֥וֹ אָלָ֖ה לְהַֽאֲלֹת֑וֹ וּבָ֗א אָלָ֛ה לִפְנֵ֥י מִֽזְבַּחֲךָ֖ בַּבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Whenאִם'im · ifH518
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• sinsחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• against his neighborרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• and is requiredנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• to take an oathאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
• to take an oathאָלָה'âlâh · to swearH422
• and he comesבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Your altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• in thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• templeבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:22

• 1 Kings 8:31When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,
• Exodus 22:11an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
• Leviticus 5:1“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
• Proverbs 30:9Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
• Numbers 5:19And he is to put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has slept with you and you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune to this bitter water that brings a curse.
• Matthew 23:18And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22If a man sin against his neighbor - For the Seven cases put here by Solomon in his prayer, see the notes on 1 Kings 8:31-46 (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-39Verses 1-39 Compare Kings (marginal references). Compare Kings (marginal references).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23Petition 1: Solomon asked for justice when it is hard to determine guilt or innocence. For example, in a theft case (Exodus 22:7–9), both the plaintiff and the defendant would swear oaths before God. The guilty person would then pay double.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house, &c.--In cases where the testimony of witnesses could not be obtained and there was no way of settling a difference or dispute between two people but by accepting the oath of the accused, the practice had gradually crept in and had acquired the force of consuetudinary law, for the party to be brought before the altar…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings