'Courts' in the Bible

The Lord did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the houses, the courts, and the fields.

“If any case is too difficult for you to decide, between one kind of homicide or another, between one kind of lawsuit or another, and between one kind of assault or another, being cases of dispute in your courts, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the Lord your God chooses.

For he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.

The altars which were on the roof, the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, the king broke down; and he smashed them there and threw their dust into the brook Kidron.

For their office is to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts and in the chambers and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God,

He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and I will be a father to him.

and the plan of all that he had in mind, for the courts of the house of the Lord, and for all the surrounding rooms, for the storehouses of the house of God and for the storehouses of the dedicated things;

and one third shall be at the king’s house, and a third at the Gate of the Foundation; and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.

For he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.

So the people went out and brought them and made booths for themselves, each on his roof, and in their courts and in the courts of the house of God, and in the square at the Water Gate and in the square at the Gate of Ephraim.

and I came to Jerusalem and learned about the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, by preparing a room for him in the courts of the house of God.

How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to YouTo dwell in Your courts.We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,Your holy temple.

My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord;My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside.I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my GodThan dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Planted in the house of the Lord,They will flourish in the courts of our God.

Ascribe to the Lord the glory of His name;Bring an offering and come into His courts.

Enter His gates with thanksgivingAnd His courts with praise.Give thanks to Him, bless His name.

In the courts of the Lord’s house,In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.Praise the Lord!

You who stand in the house of the Lord,In the courts of the house of our God!

“When you come to appear before Me,Who requires of you this trampling of My courts?

But those who garner it will eat it and praise the Lord;And those who gather it will drink it in the courts of My sanctuary.

And He said to them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” Thus they went out and struck down the people in the city.

For they were in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers were set back from the ground upward, more than the lower and middle ones.

In the four corners of the court there were enclosed courts, forty cubits long and thirty wide; these four in the corners were the same size.

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘If you will walk in My ways and if you will perform My service, then you will also govern My house and also have charge of My courts, and I will grant you free access among these who are standing here.

But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and scourge you in their synagogues;

“But be on your guard; for they will deliver you to the courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.

So then, if Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against any man, the courts are in session and proconsuls are available; let them bring charges against one another.

Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to constitute the smallest law courts?

So if you have law courts dealing with matters of this life, do you appoint them as judges who are of no account in the church?