Deuteronomy 21:18
The Scripture
(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:
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Deuteronomy 21 gives laws for an unsolved murder, in which the elders of the nearest city kill an unworked heifer in a rough valley and wash their hands to disclaim guilt before the Lord. It also covers marrying a captive woman, protecting the firstborn's double inheritance even if his mother is the less-loved wife, and the stoning of a stubborn, rebellious son. The chapter closes by commanding that a hanged man be buried the same day, since one hanged on a tree is accursed of God, so that the land is not defiled.
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Proverbs 28:24Proverbs 30:11Proverbs 30:17Isaiah 1:2Deuteronomy 27:16Exodus 20:12Exodus 21:15Exodus 21:17Leviticus 19:3Leviticus 21:9Proverbs 15:5Proverbs 20:20
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