Deuteronomy 17:8 Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:8

8: "Suppose a case arises in a local court that is too hard for you to decide--for instance, whether someone is guilty of murder or only of manslaughter, or a difficult lawsuit, or a case involving different kinds of assault. Take such cases to the place the LORD your God will choose,

Deuteronomy 12:5

  1. Rather, you must seek the LORD your God at the place he himself will choose from among all the tribes for his name to be honored.

Haggai 2:11

  1. "This is what the LORD Almighty says! Ask the priests this question about the law:

Exodus 18:26

  1. These men were constantly available to administer justice. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but they judged the smaller matters themselves.

Psalms 122:4

  1. All the people of Israel--the LORD's people--make their pilgrimage here. They come to give thanks to the name of the LORD as the law requires.
  2. Here stand the thrones where judgment is given, the thrones of the dynasty of David.

Deuteronomy 1:17

  1. When you make decisions, never favor those who are rich; be fair to lowly and great alike. Don't be afraid of how they will react, for you are judging in the place of God. Bring me any cases that are too difficult for you, and I will handle them.'

Numbers 35:16

  1. " `But if someone strikes and kills another person with a piece of iron, it must be presumed to be murder, and the murderer must be executed.

Deuteronomy 19:4

  1. "If someone accidentally kills a neighbor without harboring any previous hatred, the slayer may flee to any of these cities and be safe.

Exodus 21:28

  1. "If a bull gores a man or woman to death, the bull must be stoned, and its flesh may not be eaten. In such a case, however, the owner will not be held liable.

Malachi 2:7

  1. The priests' lips should guard knowledge, and people should go to them for instruction, for the priests are the messengers of the LORD Almighty.

Numbers 35:19

  1. The victim's nearest relative is responsible for putting the murderer to death. When they meet, the avenger must execute the murderer.
  2. So if in premeditated hostility someone pushes another person or throws a dangerous object and the person dies, it is murder.
  3. Or if someone angrily hits another person with a fist and the person dies, it is murder. In such cases, the victim's nearest relative must execute the murderer when they meet.
  4. " `But suppose someone pushes another person without premeditated hostility, or throws something that unintentionally hits another person,
  5. or accidentally drops a stone on someone, though they were not enemies, and the person dies.

Exodus 21:20

  1. "If a male or female slave is beaten and dies, the owner must be punished.

2 Chronicles 19:8

  1. Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites and priests and clan leaders in Israel to serve as judges in Jerusalem for cases concerning both the law of the LORD and civil disputes.
  2. These were his instructions to them: "You must always act in the fear of the LORD, with integrity and with undivided hearts.
  3. Whenever a case comes to you from fellow citizens in an outlying town, whether a murder case or some other violation of God's instructions, commands, laws, or regulations, you must warn them not to sin against the LORD, so that his anger will not come against you and them. Do this and you will not be guilty.

Exodus 22:2

  1. "If a thief is caught in the act of breaking into a house and is killed in the process, the person who killed the thief is not guilty.

Deuteronomy 19:10

  1. That way you will prevent the death of innocent people in the land the LORD your God is giving you as a special possession, and you will not be held responsible for murder.
  2. "But suppose someone hates a neighbor and deliberately ambushes and murders that neighbor and then escapes to one of the cities of refuge.

Exodus 21:22

  1. "Now suppose two people are fighting, and in the process, they hurt a pregnant woman so her child is born prematurely. If no further harm results, then the person responsible must pay damages in the amount the woman's husband demands and the judges approve.

Exodus 21:12

  1. "Anyone who hits a person hard enough to cause death must be put to death.
  2. But if it is an accident and God allows it to happen, I will appoint a place where the slayer can run for safety.
  3. However, if someone deliberately attacks and kills another person, then the slayer must be dragged even from my altar and put to death.

Deuteronomy 19:17

  1. then both the accuser and accused must appear before the priests and judges who are on duty before the LORD.

Numbers 35:11

  1. designate cities of refuge for people to flee to if they have killed someone accidentally.

1 Kings 3:16

  1. Some time later, two prostitutes came to the king to have an argument settled.
  2. "Please, my lord," one of them began, "this woman and I live in the same house. I gave birth to a baby while she was with me in the house.
  3. Three days later, she also had a baby. We were alone; there were only two of us in the house.
  4. But her baby died during the night when she rolled over on it.
  5. Then she got up in the night and took my son from beside me while I was asleep. She laid her dead child in my arms and took mine to sleep beside her.
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