Deu 17:12 | MHM | STEP | v. 12 : If anyone, whether a judge or an ordinary person, refused to accept or follow the decision of the supreme court, that person was to be put to death ( v. 12 ). This was to show how serious it is to disobey lawful authority and to keep the nation united.

‏ Deuteronomy 17:12

v. 12: If anyone, whether a judge or an ordinary person, refused to accept or follow the decision of the supreme court, that person was to be put to death (v. 12 ^a). This was to show how serious it is to disobey lawful authority and to keep the nation united.