We are not informed what was involved in this cursing that demanded the death penalty. The fact that this is not defined implies that disrespect of any kind is included.

Death seems a severe penalty for merely cursing anyone. What great responsibility this placed on the parents, so to bring up a child that he would have respect for authority. We are reminded of this when we see parents meekly submit to abuse by a child who in a tantrum not only refuses to obey, but screams, kicks, rebels, and even hits father or mother. Too late, such parents may regret that they did not take the boy in hand in time, but permitted him to pass beyond restraint. The greatest regret will come with the realization that had they acted wisely and promptly, the boy might have been saved in the kingdom.