Topic
Inquisition
3 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Deuteronomy 19:18ISBE
And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
- Esther 2:23ISBE
And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
- Psalms 9:12ISBE
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
in-kwi-zish'-un (darash, "to follow," "diligently inquire," "question," "search" (De 19:18; Ps 9:12), baqash, "to search out," "to strive after," "inquire" (Es 2:23)): The term refers, as indicated by these passages, first of all to a careful and diligent inquiry necessary to ascertain the truth from witnesses in a court, but may also refer to a careful examination into circumstances or conditions without official authority.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.