Thematic Bible: Holding courts of justice


Thematic Bible



then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place; Verse ConceptsGatesComing To Gates

You shall make judges and officers in all your gates, which Yahweh your God gives you, according to your tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. Verse Conceptsethics, incentives towardsCivic RighteousnessJudgesTownMagistratesAdministrationJudging RightlyMan AppointingAppointments

He shall flee to one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city. They shall take him into the city with them, and give him a place, that he may live among them. Verse ConceptsGatesWaiting At Gates

then shall the father of the young lady, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the young lady's virginity to the elders of the city in the gate; Verse ConceptsTownComing To Gatesvirginity

Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat down there. Behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by; to whom he said, "Come over here, friend, and sit down!" He turned aside, and sat down. Verse ConceptsGatesSitting In The Gateway

These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates, Verse ConceptsLawsuitsBusiness At The GatewayJudging RightlyPerforming The TruthSpeaking TruthDoing God's WorksSeek PeaceJudgmentsTelling The Truth


Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate. It was so, that when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him, and said, "What city are you from?" He said, "Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel." Verse ConceptsGatesRoadsStanding In The GatewayThose Who Rose EarlyWhere From?