Verse 4

And when he that doth flee{H5127}{(H8804)} unto one{H259} of those cities{H5892} shall stand{H5975}{(H8804)} at the entering{H6607} of the gate{H8179} of the city{H5892}, and shall declare{H1696}{(H8765)} his cause{H1697} in the ears{H241} of the elders{H2205} of that city{H5892}, they shall take{H622}{(H8804)} him into the city{H5892} unto them, and give{H5414}{(H8804)} him a place{H4725}, that he may dwell{H3427}{(H8804)} among them.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 38:7 : 7 Now when Ebedmelech{H5663} the Ethiopian{H3569}, one{H376} of the eunuchs{H5631} which was in the king's{H4428} house{H1004}, heard{H8085}{(H8799)} that they had put{H5414}{(H8804)} Jeremiah{H3414} in the dungeon{H953}; the king{H4428} then sitting{H3427}{(H8802)} in the gate{H8179} of Benjamin{H1144};
  • Ruth 4:1-2 : 1 Then went{H5927} Boaz{H1162} up{H5927}{(H8804)} to the gate{H8179}, and sat him down{H3427}{(H8799)} there: and, behold, the kinsman{H1350}{(H8802)} of whom Boaz{H1162} spake{H1696}{(H8765)} came{H5674}{(H8802)} by; unto whom he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Ho{H1945}, such{H6423} a one{H492}! turn aside{H5493}{(H8798)}, sit down{H3427}{(H8798)} here. And he turned aside{H5493}{(H8799)}, and sat down{H3427}{(H8799)}. 2 And he took{H3947}{(H8799)} ten{H6235} men{H582} of the elders{H2205} of the city{H5892}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Sit ye down{H3427}{(H8798)} here. And they sat down{H3427}{(H8799)}.
  • Job 5:4 : 4 His children{H1121} are far{H7368}{(H8799)} from safety{H3468}, and they are crushed{H1792}{(H8691)} in the gate{H8179}, neither is there any to deliver{H5337}{(H8688)} them.
  • Job 29:7 : 7 When I went out{H3318}{(H8800)} to the gate{H8179} through the city{H7176}, when I prepared{H3559}{(H8686)} my seat{H4186} in the street{H7339}!
  • Ps 26:9 : 9 Gather{H622}{(H8799)} not my soul{H5315} with sinners{H2400}, nor my life{H2416} with bloody{H1818} men{H582}:
  • Prov 31:23 : 23 Her husband{H1167} is known{H3045}{(H8737)} in the gates{H8179}, when he sitteth{H3427}{(H8800)} among the elders{H2205} of the land{H776}.
  • Heb 6:18 : 18 That{G2443} by{G1223} two{G1417} immutable{G276} things{G4229}, in{G1722} which{G3739} it was impossible{G102} for God{G2316} to lie{G5574}{(G5664)}, we might have{G2192}{(G5725)} a strong{G2478} consolation{G3874}, who{G3588} have fled for refuge{G2703}{(G5631)} to lay hold{G2902}{(G5658)} upon the hope{G1680} set before us{G4295}{(G5740)}: