(lord of justice), the Amorite king of Jerusalem who organized a league with four other Amorite princes against Joshua. The confederate kings having laid siege to Gibeon, Joshua marched to the relief of his new allies and put the besiegers to flight. The five kings took refuge in a cave at Makkedah, whence they were taken and slain, their bodies hung on trees, and then buried in the place of their concealment. (Joshua 10:1-27) (B.C. 1450.)

A king of Jerusalem who made an alliance with four other kings against Joshua. A great battle was fought at Gibeon, where the Lord aided Israel by a terrific hailstorm, and by miraculously prolonging the day. The five kings were utterly routed, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah; but were taken by Joshua, and put to death, Joshua 10:1-43.

a-do-ni-ze'-dek ('adhonitsedheq, "lord of righteousness"): King of Jerusalem at the time of the conquest of Canaan (Joshua 10:1). When he heard of the fall of Ai and the submission of the Gibeonites, he entered into a league with four other kings to resist Joshua and Israel, and to punish Gibeon (Joshua 10:3, 4), but was overthrown by Joshua in a memorable battle (Joshua 10:12-14). Adoni-zedek and his four allies were shut up in a cave, while the battle lasted, and afterward were taken out by Joshua's order, put to death and hanged on trees (Joshua 10:22-27). It is noticeable that the name is almost the equivalent of Melchizedek, malkitsedheq, "king of righteousness," who was ruler of Jerusalem in the time of Abraham.

Edward Mack

Syria at the Beginning of the Egyptian Conquest
... The extension of this term to Syrian countries is proved in the Israelitish epoch
by Canaanitish names, such as Adonizedek and Adonibezek, or Jewish names ...
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Elamarna
... Seir, that they are represented as contemporaneous with Japhia king of Gezer, Jabin
king of Hazor, and probably Adonizedek king of Jerusalem, contemporaries of ...
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Tablets (31 Occurrences)
... Seir, that they are represented as contemporaneous with Japhia king of Gezer, Jabin
king of Hazor, and probably Adonizedek king of Jerusalem, contemporaries of ...
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El-amarna
... Seir, that they are represented as contemporaneous with Japhia king of Gezer, Jabin
king of Hazor, and probably Adonizedek king of Jerusalem, contemporaries of ...
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Tell (3056 Occurrences)
... Seir, that they are represented as contemporaneous with Japhia king of Gezer, Jabin
king of Hazor, and probably Adonizedek king of Jerusalem, contemporaries of ...
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Adoni-zedec (2 Occurrences)
Adoni-zedec. Adonizedec, Adoni-zedec. Adonizedek . Easton's Bible Dictionary ...
Adonizedec, Adoni-zedec. Adonizedek . Reference Bible.
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Adoni-zedek (4 Occurrences)
Adoni-zedek. Adonizedek, Adoni-zedek. Ado'ni-ze'dek . Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia ... (BBE). Adonizedek, Adoni-zedek. Ado'ni-ze'dek . Reference Bible.
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Jebusites (29 Occurrences)
... 13:5, etc.). At the time of the arrival of the Israelites in Palestine
they were ruled by Adonizedek (Joshua 10:1, 23). They were ...
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Jerusalem (782 Occurrences)
... Psalm 76:2). When first mentioned under the name Jerusalem, Adonizedek was its king
(Joshua 10:1). It is afterwards named among the cities of Benjamin (Judges ...
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Eglon (13 Occurrences)
... eg'-lon (`eghlon; Odollam): A royal Canaanite city whose king joined the league
headed by Adonizedek of Jerusalem against the Gibeonites, which suffered ...
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