Deuteronomy 21:21

“And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die, etc.] The populace; that is, after his trial is finished, and he is condemned to die; and he was not stoned until the three first judges were there (by whom he was admonished, and ordered to be beaten), as it it said, “this is our son”, this is he that was beaten before you f302; and according to the Targum of Jonathan, “if he feared (God, and showed any token of repentance) and received instruction, and they (his parents) desired to preserve him alive, they preserved him; but if he refused and was rebellious, then they stoned him;” but the Jews say this law, and that of retaliation, were never put into execution: so shalt…”

“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 Exodus 20:12; Exodus 21:15, Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9); but the extreme and irresponsible power of life and death, conceded by the law of Rome and other pagan nations, is withheld from the Israelite father. In this, as in the last law, provision is made against the abuses of a necessary authority. return to 'Top of Page'”

“all the men: Deu 13:10, Deu 13:11, Deu 17:5; Lev 24:16 so shalt thou: Deu 13:5, Deu 13:11, Deu 19:19, Deu 19:20, Deu 22:21, Deu 22:24 all Israel: Deu 13:11 Deuteronomy 21:22”

“In consequence of this accusation, all the men of the town were to stone him, so that he died. By this the right was taken away from the parents of putting an incorrigible son to death (cf. Pro 19:18), whilst at the same time the parental authority was fully preserved. Nothing is said about any evidence of the charge brought by the parents, or about any judicial inquiry generally. "In such a case the charge was a proof in itself. For if the heart of a father and mother could be brought to such a point as to give up their child to the judge before the community of the nation, everything would have been done that a judge would need to know" (Schnell, d. isr. Recht, p. 11). - On Deu 21:21, cf.…”