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 you watch over this Temple day and night, this place where you have said you would put your name. May you always hear the prayers I make toward this place. 21May you hear the humble and earnest requests from me and your people Israel when we pray toward this place. Yes, hear us from heaven where you live, and when you hear, forgive. “If someone wrongs another person and is required to take an oath of innocence in front of your altar at this Temple, 23then hear from heaven and judge between your servants—the accuser and the accused. Pay back the guilty as they deserve. Acquit the innocent because of their innocence. 24“If your people Israel are defeated by their enemies because they have sinned against you, and if they turn back and acknowledge your name and pray to you here 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• If a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• sinחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• against his neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• and an oathאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
• be laidנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• upon him to make him swearאָלָה'âlâh · to swearH422
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• thine altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• in this houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:22

• 1 Kings 8:31“If someone wrongs another person and is required to take an oath of innocence in front of your altar in this Temple,
• Exodus 22:11The neighbor must then take an oath in the presence of the Lord. If the Lord confirms that the neighbor did not steal the property, the owner must accept the verdict, and no payment will be required.
• Leviticus 5:1“If you are called to testify about something you have seen or that you know about, it is sinful to refuse to testify, and you will be punished for your sin.
• Proverbs 30:9For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name.
• Numbers 5:19The priest will then put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has had sex with you, and you have not gone astray and defiled yourself while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune from the effects of this bitter water that brings on the curse.
• Matthew 23:18And you say that to swear ‘by the altar’ is not binding, but to swear ‘by the gifts on the altar’ is binding.

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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• Attent
• Oath
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• Sore
• Intercession
• Temple
• Worship

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