Genesis 34:20

New Century Version

So Hamor and Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,

Cross References

Genesis 22:17

I will surely bless you and give you many descendants. They will be as many as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, and they will capture the cities of their enemies.

Genesis 23:10

Ephron was sitting among the Hittites at the city gate. He answered Abraham,

Genesis 34:19

So Shechem quickly went to be circumcised because he loved Jacob’s daughter. Now Shechem was the most respected man in his family.

Genesis 34:21

“These people want to be friends with us. So let them live in our land and trade here. There is enough land for all of us. Let us marry their women, and we can let them marry our women.

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.”

Job 29:7

I would go to the city gate and sit in the public square.

Psalm 127:5

Happy is the man who has his bag full of arrows. They will not be defeated when they fight their enemies at the city gate.

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is known at the city meetings, where he makes decisions as one of the leaders of the land.

Amos 5:10

You hate those who speak in court against evil, and you can’t stand those who tell the truth.

Amos 5:12

I know your many crimes, your terrible sins. You hurt people who do right, you take money to do wrong, and you keep the poor from getting justice in court.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil and love good; be fair in the courts. Maybe the Lord God All-Powerful will be kind to the people of Joseph who are left alive.

Zechariah 8:16

These are the things you should do: Tell each other the truth. In the courts judge with truth and complete fairness.

Deuteronomy 17:5

take the man or woman who has done the evil thing to the city gates and throw stones at that person until he dies.

Ruth 4:1

Boaz went to the city gate and sat there until the close relative he had mentioned passed by. Boaz called to him, “Come here, friend, and sit down.” So the man came over and sat down.