Deuteronomy 19:6 Cross References

Deuteronomy 19:6

6: If the distance to the nearest city of refuge was too far, an enraged avenger might be able to chase down and kill the person who caused the death. The slayer would die, even though there was no death sentence and the first death had been an accident.

Numbers 35:12

  1. These cities will be places of protection from a dead person's relatives who want to avenge the death. The slayer must not be killed before being tried by the community.

Joshua 20:5

  1. If the relatives of the victim come to avenge the killing, the leaders must not release the accused to them, for the death was accidental.

Jeremiah 26:15

  1. But if you kill me, rest assured that you will be killing an innocent man! The responsibility for such a deed will lie on you, on this city, and on every person living in it. For it is absolutely true that the LORD sent me to speak every word you have heard."
  2. Then the officials and the people said to the priests and prophets, "This man does not deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God."

Deuteronomy 21:22

  1. "If someone has committed a crime worthy of death and is executed and then hanged on a tree,

2 Samuel 14:7

  1. Now the rest of the family is demanding, `Let us have your son. We will execute him for murdering his brother. He doesn't deserve to inherit his family's property.' But if I do that, I will have no one left, and my husband's name and family will disappear from the face of the earth."
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