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.
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Gill's Exposition
And they shall say unto the elders of his city,.... In open court, what follows, at the same time, according to the Targum of Jonathan, acknowledging their own sins, for which such a calamity had…
The formal accusation of parents against a child was to be received without inquiry, as being its own proof. Thus the just authority of the parents is recognized and effectually upheld (compare Exo…
Here is, I. A law for the punishing of a rebellious son. Having in the former law provided that parents should not deprive their children of their right, it was fit that it should next be provided…
Cambridge Bible
elders Sam. LXX, men.
riotous liver Better, prodigal, lit. one who lavishesor squanders, Pro 23:20 (with flesh, a glutton) and 21, parallel to drunkardas here; Deu 28:7: a companion of prodigals…
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