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If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath is laid on him to cause him to swear, and he comes and swears before your altar in this house;
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The Sacred Oath at the Altar
Commentators explain that this verse describes a formal legal process. When a person was accused of sinning against a neighbor without sufficient evidence, they were brought to the temple to swear an oath of innocence. This was a solemn act, invoking God as the ultimate witness and judge in the matter.
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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare with the parallel accounts in the books of Kings.
19th Century
Anglican
If a man sin. — Kings, “whatever a man sin.”
And an oath be laid upon him. —
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1).
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