Smith's Bible Dictionary Adonibezek(lord of Bezek), king of Bezek, a city of the Canaanites. [BEZEK] This chieftain was vanquished by the tribe of Judah, (Judges 1:3-7) who cut off his thumbs and great toes, and brought him prisoner to Jerusalem, where he died. He confessed that he had inflicted the same cruelty upon 70 petty kings whom he had conquered. (B.C. 1425). ATS Bible Dictionary AdonibezekLord of Bezek, a Canaanite tyrant of Bezek, east of Shechem. Having taken seventy of the neighboring petty chiefs, he disabled them by cutting off their thumbs and great toes, and fed them like dogs. The same barbarous treatment was meted out to him, when defeated at the head of an army of Canaanites and Perizzites, by Judah and Simeon, Jude 1:4-7. Easton's Bible Dictionary Lord of Bezek, a Canaanitish king who, having subdued seventy of the chiefs that were around him, made an attack against the armies of Judah and Simeon, but was defeated and brought as a captive to Jerusalem, where his thumbs and great toes were cut off. He confessed that God had requited him for his like cruelty to the seventy kings whom he had subdued (Judges 1:4-7; Comp. 1 Samuel 15:33). International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ADONIBEZEKa-do-ni-be'-zek ('adhonibhezeq "lord of Bezek"): Lord of a town, Bezek, in southern Palestine, whom the tribes of Judah and Simeon overthrew. Adonibezek fled when his men were defeated, but was captured, and was punished for his cruelty in cutting off the thumbs and great toes of seventy kings by a similar mutilation. Being brought to Jerusalem, he died there (Judges 1:5-7). This not to be confused with Adonizedek, as in the Septuagint. This is quite another name. Library How, after the Death of Joshua their Commander, the Israelites ... Book 5 Footnotes Syria at the Beginning of the Egyptian Conquest Differences in Judgment About Water Baptism, no Bar to Communion ... Thesaurus Adonibezek (2 Occurrences)... 1 Samuel 15:33). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ADONIBEZEK. ... This is quite another name. Multi-Version Concordance Adonibezek (2 Occurrences). ... /a/adonibezek.htm - 8k Melchisedec (10 Occurrences) Melchizedek (12 Occurrences) Adonai-shalom (1 Occurrence) Adoni-bezek (3 Occurrences) Prisoner (87 Occurrences) Slew (206 Occurrences) Prison (131 Occurrences) King (25505 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Adonibezek (2 Occurrences)Judges 1:5 And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites. Judges 1:6 But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. Subtopics Related Terms Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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