Deuteronomy 17:8

New Century Version

Some cases that come before you, such as murder, quarreling, or attack, may be too difficult to judge. Take these cases to the place the Lord your God will choose.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:2

Absalom would get up early and stand near the city gate. Anyone who had a problem for the king to settle would come here. When someone came, Absalom would call out and say, “What city are you from?” The person would answer, “I’m from one of the tribes of Israel.”

1 Chronicles 26:29

Kenaniah was from the Izhar family. He and his sons worked outside the Temple as officers and judges in different places in Israel.

Exodus 18:15

Then Moses said to his father-in-law, “It is because the people come to me for God’s help in solving their disagreements.

Exodus 18:26

These officers solved disagreements among the people all the time. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but they decided the simple cases themselves.

Exodus 21:20

“If a man beats his male or female slave with a stick, and the slave dies on the spot, the owner must be punished.

Exodus 21:22

“Suppose two men are fighting and hit a pregnant woman, causing the baby to come out. If there is no further injury, the man who caused the accident must pay money—whatever amount the woman’s husband says and the court allows.

Exodus 21:28

“If a man’s bull kills a man or woman, you must kill that bull by throwing stones at it, and you should not eat the bull. But the owner of the bull is not guilty.

Exodus 22:2

“The robber who is caught must pay back what he stole. If he owns nothing, he must be sold as a slave to pay for what he stole. If the stolen animal is found alive with the robber, he must give the owner two animals for every animal he stole, whether it was a bull, donkey, or sheep. “If a thief is killed while breaking into a house at night, the one who killed him is not guilty of murder. But if this happens during the day, he is guilty of murder.

Exodus 22:8

But if the thief is never found, the owner of the house must make a promise before God that he has not stolen his neighbor’s things.

Ezekiel 44:24

“ ‘In court they will act as judges. When they judge, they will follow my teachings. They must obey my laws and my rules at all my special feasts and keep my Sabbaths holy.

Haggai 2:11

“This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: ‘Ask the priests for a teaching.

Malachi 2:7

“A priest should teach what he knows, and people should learn the teachings from him, because he is the messenger of the Lord All-Powerful.

Numbers 35:11

you must choose cities to be cities of safety, so that a person who accidentally kills someone may run to them for safety.

Numbers 35:16

“ ‘Anyone who uses an iron weapon to kill someone is a murderer. He must be put to death.

Deuteronomy 1:17

When you judge, be fair to everyone; don’t act as if one person is more important than another, and don’t be afraid of anyone, because your decision comes from God. Bring the hard cases to me, and I will judge them.”

Deuteronomy 12:11

Then the Lord your God will choose a place where he is to be worshiped. To that place you must bring everything I tell you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your offerings of a tenth of what you gain, your special gifts, and all your best things you promised to the Lord.

Deuteronomy 12:14

Offer them only in the place the Lord will choose. He will choose a place in one of your tribes, and there you must do everything I am commanding you.

Deuteronomy 12:5

but look for the place the Lord your God will choose—a place among your tribes where he is to be worshiped. Go there,

Deuteronomy 19:17

the two people who are arguing must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and judges who are on duty.

Deuteronomy 19:4

This is the rule for someone who kills another person and runs to one of these cities in order to save his life. But the person must have killed a neighbor without meaning to, not out of hatred.

Deuteronomy 21:5

The priests, the sons of Levi, should come forward, because they have been chosen by the Lord your God to serve him and to give blessings in the Lord’s name. They are the ones who decide cases of quarreling and attacks.

Deuteronomy 25:1

If two people have an argument and go to court, the judges will decide the case. They will declare one person right and the other guilty.