Deuteronomy 21:20

and they shall say to the men of their city, This our son is disobedient and contentious, he hearkens not to our voice, he is a reveller and a drunkard.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.

In Context

19then shall his father and his mother take hold of him, and bring him forth to the elders of his city, and to the gate of the place:

21And the men of his city shall stone him with stones, and he shall die; and thou shalt remove the evil one from yourselves, and the rest shall hear and fear.

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Cross References

Proverbs 20:1Wine is an intemperate thing, and strong drink full of violence: but every fool is entangled with them.

Proverbs 23:20Be not a wine-bibber, neither continue long at feasts, and purchases of flesh:

Proverbs 29:17Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest; and he shall give honour to thy soul.

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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