2 Chronicles 6:22"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;
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel, ~950 BC. Solomon continues his dedication prayer, addressing real-world legal scenarios where the temple will serve as Israel's supreme court...
The emotion here: sobered by the weight of establishing divine justice systems
The original word
alah (אָלָה) — a curse-oath that calls down judgment if the person is lying
Why it matters
The temple altar served as Israel's highest court for cases requiring divine judgment
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 6:22
This isn't about casual promises — it's establishing the temple as a courthouse where God Himself judges
Common misconceptionModern readers think this is about personal promises, but Solomon is establishing legal procedures for a nation — this is ancient constitutional law.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 6:22
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 6:22 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 6:22 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to Solomon. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include justice, oath-taking, neighbor relations. Notable phrases: sin against his neighbor; oath is laid; swears before your altar. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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