In the Book of Judges 1 4 7 , Adoni Bezek, simply lord of Bezek , was a Canaan ite monarch king who, having subdued seventy of the chiefs that were around him, was attacked by the armies of Tribe of Judah Judah and Tribe of Simeon Simeon . He was defeated. According to Coggins he is probably the same person as Adonizedek mentioned in Joshua 10, and flourished c. 1200 BC. ref Richard James Coggins Who s who in the Bible London Batsford 1981, ISBN 0 7134 0144 3 ref Mutilation Adoni Bezek was known to the Israelites as a king who removed the large toes and thumbs of kings he subjugated to render them harmless as warriors, presumably so they could no longer wield weapons or run. After Joshua died, ref Bible Judges 1 1 ref Judah and his brother Simeon sought to take his place by leading an army against this Canaanite king. ref Bible Judges 1 3 ref Employing the biblical law of eye for an eye they apparently did the same to Adoni Bezek before sending him to Jerusalem as a slave. ref Bible Judges 1 6 ref Adoni Bezek is recorded as saying, Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off, used to pick up scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me. ref Bible Judges 1 7 ESV ref Later life According to the Hebrew chroniclers, he confessed that God had requited him for his like cruelty to the seventy kings whom he had subdued. Compare 1 Samuel 15 33 . Otherwise, nothing is known of his life after his mutilation . Death Within months, or possibly just weeks following his defeat, the ex king died, probably of an infection caused by his mutilation. Citation needed date February 2011 Though he had subjugated seventy other kings, his name is missing in the list of city kings in Book of Joshua Joshua xii. 9 24. Compare Adonizedek . References reflist External links http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?artid 844&letter A Jewish Encyclopedia Adoni Bezek http www.ccel.org e easton ebd ebd.html Easton s Bible Dictionary Adonibezek Category Monarchs of the Hebrew ... more details
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