2 Chronicles 6:22
in 2 Chronicles 6When 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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ASV
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;
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;
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 6
Commentary
4 notes on this verseIf 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).
This site's exposition
sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid
on 2 Chronicles 6:22-25
The first two petitions, a judicial oath sworn at the altar and defeat before an enemy because of sin, repeat 1 Kings 8:31-34 with almost no change in wording. Adam Clarke's own note on verse 22 points the reader back to the seven cases already argued at 1 Kings 8:31-46, treating the parallel exposition as the fuller commentary rather than repeating it. Chronicles asks the same two things Kings asked, a right verdict between two parties and a return from defeat once the nation confesses and turns.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
But here he declares upon what inducements he undertook it, and they are such as not only justify, but magnify, the undertaking. He did it for the glory and honour of God; this was his highest and ultimate end in it. It was for the name of the Lord God of Israel (
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He supposed that those who had not called upon God at other times, yet, in their affliction, would seek him early and earnestly. "When they are in distress they will confess their sins, and confess thy name, and make supplication to thee." Trouble will drive those to God who have said to him, Depart,
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| יֶחֱטָ֥א | yecheta' | he will sin | H2398 → | 238 times |
| אִישׁ֙ | ʾish | anyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ | lereehu | to neighbor his | H7453 → | |
| וְנָֽשָׁא־ | venasha'- | and he will impose | H5375 → | 656 times |
| ב֥וֹ | vo | on him | ||
| אָלָ֖ה | ʾalah | an oath | H423 → | 35 times |
| לְהַֽאֲלֹת֑וֹ | lehaaloto | to put under an oath him | H423 → | 35 times |
| וּבָ֗א | uva' | and he will come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אָלָ֛ה | ʾalah | he will swear an oath | H422 → | |
| לִפְנֵ֥י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| מִֽזְבַּחֲךָ֖ | mizbachakha | altar your | H4196 → | 401 times |
| בַּבַּ֥יִת | babayit | in the house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַזֶּֽה׃ | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
יֶחֱטָ֥אhe will sin
yecheta'H2398 →238 times
אִישׁ֙anyone
ʾishH376 →1663 times
לְרֵעֵ֔הוּto neighbor his
lereehuH7453 →
וְנָֽשָׁא־and he will impose
venasha'-H5375 →656 times
ב֥וֹon him
vo
אָלָ֖הan oath
ʾalahH423 →35 times
לְהַֽאֲלֹת֑וֹto put under an oath him
lehaalotoH423 →35 times
וּבָ֗אand he will come
uva'H935 →2568 times
אָלָ֛הhe will swear an oath
ʾalahH422 →
לִפְנֵ֥י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
מִֽזְבַּחֲךָ֖altar your
mizbachakhaH4196 →401 times
בַּבַּ֥יִתin the house
babayitH1004 →2046 times
הַזֶּֽה׃<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
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.
it leads to
- Hosea 13:6
When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.
- Deuteronomy 31:20
When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to…
- Ezekiel 16:49–50
Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.
- Deuteronomy 8:10–14
When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.
- Job 31:24–28
If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
- Hosea 13:6
Through
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.
it leads to
- Leviticus 5:17
If someone sins and violates any of the LORD’s commandments even though he was unaware, he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.
- Proverbs 29:24
A partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath, but does not testify.
- Leviticus 5:17
Through
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.
it leads to
- Hebrews 6:16
Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
- Hebrews 6:16
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.