Joshua 20:4

Free Bible Version

When he gets to one of these towns, he shall state his case to the elders at the town gates. They must allow him to enter, and they will also arrange a place for him to stay.

Cross References

Job 29:7

I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square.

Job 5:4

His sons are never safe; they are crushed in court with no one to defend them.

Psalm 26:9

Please don't sweep me away along with sinners. Don't include me with those who commit murder,

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is well-respected in the council at the town gates, where he sits with the town elders.

Jeremiah 38:7

Ebed-melech the Cushite, a royal official in the king's palace, found out that they had put Jeremiah in the cistern. The king was sitting at the Benjamin Gate,

Hebrews 6:18

So by these two actions that can't be changed, and since it's impossible for God to lie, we can have total confidence, having run for safety to take hold of the hope God presented to us.

Joshua 20:3

Then any man who kills somebody by accident, unintentionally, can run there and they will be protected from those who wish to take revenge.