John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 21:21
And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die ,.... 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 F6 Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 3. sect. 4. ; and according to the Targum of Jonathan,"if he feared (God, and showed any token of repentance) and received... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 21:18-23
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 that children withdraw not the honour and duty which are owing to their parents, for there is no partiality in the divine law. Observe, 1. How the criminal is here described. He is a stubborn and rebellious son, Deut. 21:18. No child was to fare the worse for the weakness of his capacity, the... read more