Deuteronomy 21:20

and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”

Berean Standard Bible

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

19his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown,

21Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.

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Cross References

Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

Proverbs 23:20Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.

Proverbs 29:17Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your 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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