According to old covenant law, the witnesses were the ones responsible for executing those accused of blasphemy (Leviticus 24:14).1 They lay down their outer garments in order to make it easier to pick up and throw stones.
According to old covenant law, the witnesses were the ones responsible for executing those accused of blasphemy (Leviticus 24:14).1 They lay down their outer garments in order to make it easier to pick up and throw stones.
58 Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.