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Solomon prays before altar; hypothetical oath remains in text rather than depicting an actual court case.
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1 Kings 8:31-32

A prayer for justice

1 Kings 8 · 1 Kings 8

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31If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath is laid on him to make him swear, and the oath comes before your altar in this house,

32then hear in heaven and act, and judge your servants, condemning the wicked by bringing his way upon his own head, and justifying the righteous by giving to him according to his righteousness.

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