In this chapter provision is made, I. For the putting away of the guilt of blood from the land, when he that shed it had fled from justice, Deuteronomy 21:1-21:9. II. For the preserving of the honour of a captive maid, Deuteronomy 21:10-21:14. III. For the securing of the right of a first-born son, though he were not a favourite, Deuteronomy 21:15-21:17. IV. For the restraining and punishing of a rebellious son, Deuteronomy 21:18-21:21. V. For the maintaining of the honour of human bodies, which must not be hanged in chains, but decently buried, even the bodies of the worst malefactors, Deuteronomy 21:22, 21:23. MHBCC 175.1