1 Kings 8:31
What does 1 Kings 8:31 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 8:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000If 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
King James Version · 1611If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901If 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;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949If a man does wrong to his neighbour, and has to take an oath, and comes before your altar to take his oath in this house:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862that which a man sinneth against his neighbour, and he hath lifted up upon him an oath to cause him to swear, and the oath hath come in before Thine altar in this house,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752If any man trespass against his neighbour, and have an oath upon him, wherewith he is bound, and come, because of the oath, before thy altar, to thy house,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890If a man have sinned against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to adjure him, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;
Context
v.30And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yea, hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place; and when thou hearest, forgive.
v.31This passage
v.32then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 30:9
Lest I be full, and denythee, and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.
- 2 Chronicles 6:22
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;
- Numbers 5:16
And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before Jehovah:
- Leviticus 5:1
And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
- Exodus 22:8
If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near unto God, to see whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbor’s goods.
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