GATES. Of cities, Deut. 3:5; Josh. 6:26; 1 Sam. 23:7; 2 Sam. 18:24; 2 Chr. 8:5. Made of iron, Acts 12:10; wood, Neh. 1:3; bronze, Psa. 107:16; Isa. 45:2. Double doors, Isa. 45:1; Ezek. 41:24. The open square of, a place for bad people, Gen. 19:1; 1 Sam. 4:18; Psa. 69:12; Prov. 1:21; Jer. 17:19,20. Religious services held at, Acts 14:13. The law read at, Neh. 8. Place for the transaction of public business, announcement of legal transactions, Gen. 23:10,16; conferences on public affairs, Gen. 34:20; holding courts of justice, Deut. 16:18; 21:19; 22:15; Josh. 20:4; Ruth 4:1; 2 Sam. 15:2; Prov. 22:22; Zech. 8:16. Place for public discussion, Gen. 23:10; Prov. 1:21; 8:3; Jer. 14:2; 22:2. Thrones of kings at, 1 Kin. 22:10; 2 Chr. 18:9; Jer. 38:7; 39:3. Punishment of criminals outside of, Deut. 17:5; Jer. 20:2; Acts 7:58; Heb. 13:12. Closed at night, Josh. 2:5,7; on the Sabbath, Neh. 13:19. Guards at, 2 Kin. 7:17; Neh. 13:19,22. Jails made in the towers of, Jer. 20:2. Bodies of criminals exposed to view at, 2 Kin. 10:8.

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