Deuteronomy 17:8

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘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.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 12:5

Instead, turn to the place the Lord your God chooses  from all your tribes to put his name for his dwelling and go there.

Haggai 2:11

‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: Ask the priests for a ruling.

Deuteronomy 1:17

Do not show partiality when deciding a case;  listen to small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgement belongs to God.  Bring me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.

Malachi 2:7

For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should desire instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Armies.

Deuteronomy 19:17

the two people in the dispute are to stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and judges in authority at that time.

Deuteronomy 19:4

‘Here is the law concerning a case of someone who kills a person and flees there to save his life, having killed his neighbour accidentally without previously hating him:

Numbers 35:16

‘If anyone strikes a person with an iron object and death results, he is a murderer; the murderer must be put to death.

Numbers 35:11

designate cities to serve as cities of refuge for you, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.

Exodus 22:2

If a thief is caught in the act of breaking in, and he is beaten to death, no one is guilty of bloodshed.

Exodus 21:28

‘When an ox  gores a man or a woman to death, the ox must be stoned,  and its meat may not be eaten, but the ox’s owner is innocent.

Exodus 21:22

‘When men get in a fight and hit a pregnant woman so that her children are born prematurely but there is no injury, the one who hit her must be fined as the woman’s husband demands  from him, and he must pay according to judicial assessment.

Exodus 21:20

‘When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod, and the slave dies under his abuse,  the owner must be punished.

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 18:15

Moses replied to his father-in-law, ‘Because the people come to me to enquire of God.

Exodus 22:8

If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must present himself to the judges  to determine  whether or not he has taken his neighbour’s property.

Deuteronomy 12:11

then the Lord your God will choose the place to have his name dwell.  Bring there everything I command you: your burnt offerings, sacrifices, offerings of the tenth, personal contributions,  and all your choice offerings you vow to the Lord.

Deuteronomy 25:1

‘If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court, and the judges will hear their case. They will clear the innocent and condemn the guilty.

Ezekiel 44:24

‘In a dispute, they will officiate as judges and decide the case according to my ordinances.  They are to observe my laws and statutes regarding all my appointed festivals, and keep my Sabbaths holy.

Deuteronomy 12:14

You must offer your burnt offerings only in the place the Lord chooses in one of your tribes, and there you must do everything I command you.

Deuteronomy 21:5

Then the priests, the sons of Levi, will come forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to serve him and pronounce blessings in his name, and they are to give a ruling in  every dispute and case of assault.

2 Samuel 15:2

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,’

1 Chronicles 26:29

From the Izrahites: Chenaniah and his sons had duties outside the temple  , as officers and judges  over Israel.