Joshua 20:9

These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.

Cross References (3)

  • Numbers 35:15 (7)

    These six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the foreigner or stranger among them, so that anyone

  • Joshua 20:6 (2)

    He is to stay in that city until he stands trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest serving at t

  • Joshua 20:4 (2)

    When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elder