¹⁹ his parents may bring him to the city gate and formally accuse him in court, ²⁰ telling the city elders what wicked things he has done. For example, “This is our son. He’s stubborn and rebellious! He won’t obey us. He’s a glutton and a drunk!” ²¹ Then all the people of the city will stone him to death. You must expel the wicked from your own community.^[a] Everyone else in Israel will hear about it and fear the consequences of such rebellion.