Judges 1:5

Judges 1:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they found Adoni–bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
• New International Version (NIV)It was there that they found Adoni-Bezek and fought against him, putting to rout the Canaanites and Perizzites.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They found Adoni-bezek at Bezek and fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and fought against him; and they defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

Context of Judges 1:5

3Then Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into the territory allotted me, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I in turn will go with you into the territory allotted you.” So Simeon went with him. 4Judah went up, and the Lord gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hands, and they defeated ten thousand men at Bezek. They found Adoni-bezek in Bezek and fought against him, and they defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites. 6But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes. 7Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to gather up scraps under my table; as I have done, so God has repaid me.” So they brought him to Jerusalem and he died there.

Judges 1:5 word by word

וַֽ֠יִּמְצְאוּ אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֥י בֶ֙זֶק֙ בְּבֶ֔זֶק וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ בּ֑וֹ וַיַּכּ֕וּ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י וְאֶת־הַפְּרִזִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

• They foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• Adoni-bezekאֲדֹנִי־בֶ֫זֶק'ădônîy-bezeq · Adoni-bezekH137
• in Bezekבֶּ֫זֶקbezeq · BezekH966
• and foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• defeatedנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• the Canaanitesכְּנַעֲנִיkena‛anîy · CanaaniteH3669
• and the Perizzitesפְּרִזִּיperizzîy · PerizziteH6522

Commentaries on Judges 1:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And they found Adoni-bezek - The word מצא matsa, "he found," is used to express a hostile encounter between two parties; to attack, surprise, etc. This is probably its meaning here. Adoni-bezek is literally the lord of Bezek. It is very probable that the different Canaanitish tribes were governed by a sort of chieftains, similar to those among the clans of the ancient Scottish Highlanders. Bezek is said by some to have been in the tribe of Judah. Eusebius…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-36The first prologue talks about how the tribes did not follow Joshua's farewell instructions (Joshua 23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-215-6. Bezek--This place lay within the domain of Judah, about twelve miles south of Jerusalem. found Adoni-bezek--that is, "lord of Bezek"--he was "found," that is, surprised and routed in a pitched battle, whence he fled; but being taken prisoner, he was treated with a severity unusual among the Israelites, for they "cut off his thumbs and great toes." Barbarities of various kinds were commonly practised on prisoners of war in ancient times, and the…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 1:5

• Adoni-Bezek
• Bezek
• Bochim
• Canaanites
• Judah
• Simeon

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Commentaries on Judges 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings