Joshua 20:4

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

He who flees to one of those cities shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city and explain his case to the elders of that city; they shall receive him to [the protection of] that city and give him a place to dwell among them.

Cross References

Jeremiah 38:7

Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian [a Cushite], one of the eunuchs who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon or cistern pit; and while the king was then sitting in the Gate of Benjamin,

Hebrews 6:18

This was so that, by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God ever to prove false or deceive us, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge might have mighty indwelling strength and strong encouragement to grasp and hold fast the hope appointed for us and set before [us].

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is known in the [city's] gates, when he sits among the elders of the land. [Prov. 12:4.]

Psalm 26:9

Gather me not with sinners and sweep me not away [with them], nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

Job 29:7

When I went out to the gate of the city, when I prepared my seat in the street [the broad place for the council at the city's gate],

Job 5:4

His children are far from safety; [involved in their father's ruin] they are crushed in the [court of justice in the city's] gate, and there is no one to deliver them.

Joshua 20:3

That the slayer who kills anyone accidentally and unintentionally may flee there; and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. [Num. 35:10ff.]