2 Samuel 15:2

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate.  Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for settlement, Absalom called out to him and asked, ‘What city are you from? ’ If he replied, ‘Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,’

Cross References

Matthew 27:1

When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put him to death.

Proverbs 4:16

For they can’t sleep unless they have done what is evil; they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.

Job 24:14

The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy, and by night he becomes a thief.

2 Samuel 19:8

So the king got up and sat in the city gate,  and all the people were told, ‘Look, the king is sitting in the city gate.’ Then they all came into the king’s presence. Meanwhile, each Israelite had fled to his tent.

Ruth 4:1

Boaz went to the gate of the town  and sat down there. Soon the family redeemer Boaz had spoken about came by. Boaz said, ‘Come over here  and sit down.’ So he went over and sat down.

Exodus 18:26

They judged the people at all times; they would bring the hard cases to Moses, but they would judge every minor case themselves.

Exodus 18:16

Whenever they have a dispute, it comes to me, and I make a decision between one man and another. I teach them God’s statutes and laws.’

Exodus 18:14

When Moses’s father-in-law saw everything he was doing for them he asked, ‘What is this you’re doing for the people? Why are you alone sitting as judge, while all the people stand around you from morning until evening? ’

Genesis 34:20

So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city  and spoke to the men of their city.

Deuteronomy 17:8

‘If a case is too difficult for you #– #concerning bloodshed,  lawsuits,  or assaults   #– #cases disputed at your city gates,  then go up to the place the Lord your God chooses.

2 Chronicles 10:7

They replied, ‘If you will be kind to this people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants for ever.’

Daniel 11:21

‘In his place a despised  person will arise; royal honours will not be given to him, but he will come during a time of peace  , and seize the kingdom by intrigue.