Genesis 34:20

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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

Cross References

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.

Zechariah 8:16

These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another; make true and sound decisions within your city gates.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil and love good; establish justice at the city gate. Perhaps the Lord, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Amos 5:12

For I know that your crimes are many and your sins innumerable. They oppress the righteous,  take a bribe, and deprive the poor of justice  at the city gates.

Amos 5:10

They hate the one who convicts the guilty at the city gate, and they despise  the one who speaks with integrity.

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is known at the city gates, where he sits among the elders of the land.

Job 29:7

When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the town square,

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,’

Deuteronomy 17:5

you are to bring out to your city gates that man or woman who has done this evil thing and stone them to death.

Genesis 23:10

Ephron was sitting among the Hethites. So in the hearing  of all the Hethites who came to the gate of his city,  Ephron the Hethite answered Abraham:

Genesis 22:17

I will indeed bless you  and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky  and the sand on the seashore.  Your offspring will possess the city gates of their  enemies.

Genesis 34:19

The young man did not delay doing this, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter. Now he was the most important in all his father’s family.

Genesis 34:21

‘These men are peaceful towards us,’ they said. ‘Let them live in our land and move about in it, for indeed, the region is large enough for them. Let’s take their daughters as our wives and give our daughters to them.