Albert Barnes Commentary Joshua 20
Albert Barnes Commentary
Joshua 20
1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes Commentary
Joshua 20
1798–1870
Presbyterian
"And he shall flee unto 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; and they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them." — Joshua 20:4 (ASV)
As soon as the manslayer presented himself at the city of refuge, the elders of the city were to hold an inquiry, and receive him provisionally into the city. Afterward, when the avenger of blood had tracked his victim to the city, and appeared to claim him, a more formal and thorough investigation (Joshua 20:6) was to be made. Consult the marginal references.
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