Adoni-bezek
Adoni-bezek was a Canaanite king who was defeated by the men of Judah, and had his thumbs and big toes cut off as he had done to seventy other kings.
The name Adoni-bezek means “the lightning of the Lord; the Lord of lightning”
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Summary
A king living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Judges 1:5; only referred to as Adoni-bezek (אֲדֹנִי־בֶ֫זֶק).
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Alternative names
- אֲדֹנִי־בֶ֫זֶקAdoni-bezek
Mentions
- And there they found Adoni-bezek and fought against him, striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites.
- As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
- Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.