Judges 1:6

Judges 1:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Adoni–bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
• New International Version (NIV)Adoni-Bezek fled, but they chased him and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Adoni-Bezek fled, and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes.

Context of Judges 1:6

4When the men of Judah attacked, the Lord gave them victory over the Canaanites and Perizzites, and they killed 10,000 enemy warriors at the town of Bezek. 5While at Bezek they encountered King Adoni-bezek and fought against him, and the Canaanites and Perizzites were defeated. Adoni-bezek escaped, but the Israelites soon captured him and cut off his thumbs and big toes. 7Adoni-bezek said, “I once had seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off, eating scraps from under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” They took him to Jerusalem, and he died there. 8The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem and captured it, killing all its people and setting the city on fire.

Judges 1:6 word by word

וַיָּ֙נָס֙ אֲדֹ֣נִי בֶ֔זֶק וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ אַחֲרָ֑יו וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ וַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּ אֶת־בְּהֹנ֥וֹת יָדָ֖יו וְרַגְלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Adoni–bezekאֲדֹנִי־בֶ֫זֶק'ădônîy-bezeq · Adoni-bezekH137
• fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• and they pursuedרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• him, and caughtאָחַז'âchaz · to graspH270
• him, and cut offקָצַץqâtsats · to cutH7112
• his thumbsיָדyâd · handH3027
• his thumbsבֹּ֫הֶןbôhen · thumb/big toeH931
• and his great toesרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272

Commentaries on Judges 1:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Cut off his thumbs - That he might never be able to draw his bow or handle his sword, and great toes, that he might never be able to pursue or escape from an adversary.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 1:6

• Adoni-Bezek
• Canaanites
• Captive
• Judah
• Prisoners
• Simeon
• Thumb
• Toe

In the dictionaries

• Adonibezek
• Agag
• Descry
• Entrance
• Jerusalem
• Judgments of God
• Bible, the
• Cain
• Canon of the Old Testament
• Criticism

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