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 Judah went up, Adonai delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hands; they struck down 10,000 of them at Bezek. 5They found Adoni-bezek in Bezek, engaged him in battle, and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites. Though Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his big toes. 7So Adoni-bezek said, “70 kings, having their thumbs and big toes cut off, used to pick up scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me.” They brought him to Jerusalem and he died there. 8Then the children of Judah attacked Jerusalem, captured it, struck it with the edge of the sword and set 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