Strong H139אֲדֹנִי־צֶ֫דֶק

Adoni-zedek

Transliteration: 'ădônîy-tsedeq
Pronunciation: ad-o''-nee-tseh'-dek
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H113 and H6664; lord of justice;
{Adoni-Tsedek} a Canaanitish king: - Adonizedec.

Meaning of the name

Adoni-zedek = "my lord is righteous"

Detailed definition

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.10.1

In the biblical story

Adoni-zedek

King of Jerusalem who fought against Joshua

Adoni-zedek, the king of Jerusalem, formed an alliance with other Amorite kings to fight against Joshua and the Israelites but was defeated and killed.

In the Bible

Strong H139 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

pass1
zedek1

First verses

Joshua 10:1
Now it came to pass, when Adoni–zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
Joshua 10:3
Wherefore Adoni–zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,