Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
From the avenger
Until he stand
General references
Bible References
From the avenger
Numbers 35:19
The nearest relative of blood he shall kill the slayer: in his meeting him he shall kill him.
Deuteronomy 19:6
Lest the nearest relative of blood shall pursue after the slayer when his heart shall be warm, and overtaking him, for the way shall be great, and he smote him in soul; and to him not the judgment of death for he hated him not from yesterday the third day
Joshua 20:3
For the slayer smiting a soul in mistake and without knowledge, to flee there: and they shall be to you for refuge from the nearest kinsman of blood.
2 Samuel 14:7
And behold, all the family rose up against thy servant, and they will say, Give him striking his brother and we will kill him for the soul of his brother whom he slew; and they destroyed also the heir, and quenched my coal which was left, so that name was not set to my husband and remainder upon the face of the earth.
Until he stand
Numbers 35:24
And the assembly judged between him smiting, and between the nearest relation of blood according to these judgments:
Deuteronomy 19:11
And if there shall be a man hating his friend and lying in wait for him, and he rose up against him and smote him in soul, and he died, and he fled to one of these cities:
Joshua 20:4
And he fled to one of these cities and stood at the door of the gate of the city, and spake in the ears of the old men of that city, his words, and they received him into the city to them, and they gave to him a place, and he dwelt with them.
General references
Numbers 35:19
The nearest relative of blood he shall kill the slayer: in his meeting him he shall kill him.
Deuteronomy 4:42
For the slayer to flee there when he shall slay his friend without knowledge; and he hated him not yesterday the third day; and he fled to one of these cities and he lived:
Joshua 20:5
And if the nearest relation of blood shall pursue after him, and they shall not deliver over the slayer into his hand; for without knowing he smote his friend, and he hated him not from yesterday the third day.