Genesis 34:20

The English Standar Version

So Hamor and his son Shechem came 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 I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his[4] enemies,

Genesis 23:10

Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites, of all who went in at the gate of his city,

Genesis 34:19

And the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob's daughter. Now he was the most honored of all his father's house.

Genesis 34:21

"These men are at peace with us; let them dwell in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give them our daughters.

2 Samuel 15:2

And Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the way of the gate. And when any man had a dispute to come before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and say, "From what city are you?" And when he said, "Your servant is of such and such a tribe in Israel,"

Job 29:7

When I went out to the gate of the city, when I prepared my seat in the square,

Psalm 127:5

Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.[2]

Proverbs 31:23

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

Amos 5:10

They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks the truth.

Amos 5:12

For I know how many are your transgressions and how great are your sins -- you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe, and turn aside the needy in the gate.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Zechariah 8:16

These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace;

Deuteronomy 17:5

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

Ruth 4:1

Now Boaz had gone up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, "Turn aside, friend; sit down here." And he turned aside and sat down.