2 Chronicles 6:22

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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,”

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BSBPD

“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,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he come and swear before thine altar in this house;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`If a man doth sin against his neighbour, and he hath lifted up on him an oath to cause him to swear, and the oath hath come in before Thine altar in this house--”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Chronicles 6:22 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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,
  5. 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.
  6. 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.’

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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