Ruth 4:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Meanwhile, Boaz had gone to the meeting place at the town gate and was sitting there when the other close relative came by. So Boaz invited him to come over and sit down, and he did.

Cross References

Genesis 19:1

That evening the two angels arrived in Sodom, while Lot was sitting near the city gate. When Lot saw them, he got up, bowed down low,

Genesis 23:10

Ephron was sitting there near the city gate, when Abraham made this request, and he answered,

Genesis 34:20

The two men met with the other leaders of their city and told them:

2 Samuel 15:2

He would get up early each morning and wait by the side of the road that led to the city gate. Anyone who had a complaint to bring to King David would have to go that way, and Absalom would ask each of them, “Where are you from?” If they said, “I'm from a tribe in the north,”

2 Chronicles 18:9

All this time, Ahab and Jehoshaphat were dressed in their royal robes and were seated on their thrones at the threshing place near the gate of Samaria, listening to the prophets tell them what the LORD had said.

Job 29:7

When I sat down at the meeting of the city council, the young leaders stepped aside, while the older ones stood

Job 31:21

If I have ever raised my arm to threaten an orphan when the power was mine,

Psalm 69:12

Rulers and judges gossip about me, and drunkards make up songs to mock me.

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is a well known and respected leader in the city.

Isaiah 55:1

If you are thirsty, come and drink water! If you don't have any money, come, eat what you want! Drink wine and milk without paying a penny.

Jeremiah 32:10

I had two copies of the bill of sale written out, each containing all the details of our agreement. Some witnesses and I signed the official copy, which was folded and tied, before being sealed shut with hot wax. Then I gave Hanamel the silver.

Amos 5:15

Choose good instead of evil! See that justice is done. Perhaps I, the LORD All-Powerful, will be kind to what's left of your people.

Zechariah 2:6

The LORD says to his people, “Run! Escape from the land in the north, where I scattered you to the four winds.

Deuteronomy 16:18

After you are settled in the towns that you will receive from the LORD your God, the people in each town must appoint judges and other officers. Those of you who become judges must be completely fair when you make legal decisions, even if someone important is involved. Don't take bribes to give unfair decisions. Bribes keep people who are wise from seeing the truth and turn honest people into liars.

Deuteronomy 17:5

But you will need two or three witnesses—one witness isn't enough to prove a person guilty. Get rid of those who are guilty of such evil. Take them outside your town gates and let everyone stone them to death. But the witnesses must be the first to throw stones.

Deuteronomy 21:19

If a son is like that, his parents must drag him to the town gate, where the leaders of the town hold their meetings.

Deuteronomy 25:7

But suppose the brother refuses to marry the widow. She must go to a meeting of the town leaders at the town gate and say, “My husband died without having a son to carry on his name. And my husband's brother refuses to marry me so I can have a son.”

Ruth 3:12

It's true that I am one of the relatives who is supposed to take care of you, but there is someone who is an even closer relative.

Ruth 3:18

Naomi replied, “Just be patient and don't worry about what will happen. He won't rest until everything is settled today!”