Genesis 34:20

New King James Version

And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, saying:

Cross References

Ruth 4:1

Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there; and behold, the close relative of whom Boaz had spoken came by. So Boaz said, “Come aside, friend, sit down here.” So he came aside and sat down.

Zechariah 8:16

These are the things you shall do: Speak each man the truth to his neighbor; Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace;

Amos 5:15

Hate evil, love good; Establish justice in the gate. It may be that the Lord God of hosts Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Amos 5:12

For I know your manifold transgressions And your mighty sins: Afflicting the just and taking bribes; Diverting the poor from justice at the gate.

Amos 5:10

They hate the one who rebukes in the gate, And they abhor the one who speaks uprightly.

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is known in the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land.

Job 29:7

“When I went out to the gate by the city, When I took my seat in the open square,

2 Samuel 15:2

Now Absalom would rise early and stand beside the way to the gate. So it was, whenever anyone who had a lawsuit came to the king for a decision, that Absalom would call to him and say, “What city are you from?” And he would say, “Your servant is from such and such a tribe of Israel.”

Deuteronomy 17:5

then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has committed that wicked thing, and shall stone to death that man or woman with stones.

Genesis 23:10

Now Ephron dwelt among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the presence of the sons of Heth, all who entered at the gate of his city, saying,

Genesis 22:17

blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.

Genesis 34:19

So the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob’s daughter. He was more honorable than all the household of his father.

Genesis 34:21

“These men are at peace with us. Therefore let them dwell in the land and trade in it. For indeed the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters to us as wives, and let us give them our daughters.

Psalm 127:5

Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; They shall not be ashamed, But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.