Deuteronomy 21:19

Then let his father and mother take him to the responsible men of the town, to the public place;

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In The King James Version

Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

In Context

18If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment:

20And say to them, This son of ours is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, he will not give attention to us; he gives himself up to pleasure and strong drink.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 21:2Then your responsible men and your judges are to come out, and give orders for the distance from the dead body to the towns round about it to be measured;

Zechariah 13:3And if anyone goes on acting as a prophet, then his father and his mother who gave him life will say to him, You may not go on living, for you are saying what is false in the name of the Lord; and his father and his mother will put a sword through him when he does so.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 21:19-23

Punishment of a Rebellious Son; Burial of Malefactors. ( b. c. 1451.) 18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: 19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; 20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he… Read the whole commentary →

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