In ths way king Ahab was able to obtain the Nabot"s vineyard which he had refused to sell because it was an inheritance of his fathers. This was planned by Jezebel who ask the elders and the leaders of Nabot's city in letters in Ahab’s name and sealed with his seal. Nabot was sentenced to death for cursing God and the king because two worthless men brought false witness against him. Paul was acused by lying witnesses but found not guilty. Saint Paul, Jason, and some other Christians were accused by false witnesses for proclaiming another king, Jesus.
″A false witness will perish″ (loses eternal life) if he does not repent. ″A false witness will not go unpunished.″ king Solomon says. He is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow. The lying witness is a deceitful man, who mocks at justice. And the priest made atonement for him for his sin and he was forgiven. The witness who hid what he had seen or what he knew bore his iniquity if he realized his guilt, he had to confess his sin, brought to the Lord a female lamb or goat from the flock (or two turtledoves or two pigeons, or a tenth of an ephah of fine flour) for a sin offering as his compensation for the sin he had committed.
PunishmentĪ charge was established only on the evidence of two or three witnesses If the witness is a liar, they must do to him as he intended (meant) to do to his brother, to be an example to the others.
False witness (false testimony) is among the things that defile a person and among the seven things God hates. The ninth Commandment forbids bearing false witness against one’s neighbour.