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and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Adoni-Bezek fled, and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him and seized him and cut off his thumbs and big toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The king tried to escape, but soldiers from Judah caught him. They cut off his thumbs and big toes, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Adoni Bezek fled. Judah's troops chased him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He ran away, but they chased him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Adoni-bezek ran off, but they pursued him, caught him, and amputated his thumbs and big toes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When Adoni-Bezek ran away, they chased him and captured him. Then they cut off his thumbs and big toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But Adoni-Bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But Adoni-Bezek fled. They pursued him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his big toes. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Adoni-Bezek flees, and they pursue after him, and seize him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Adoni-Bezek fleeth, and they pursue after him, and seize him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And lord Bezek will flee, and they will pursue after him and take him; and they will cut off the thumbs of his hands and of his feet.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Adonibezec fled: and they pursued after him and took him, and cut off his fingers and toes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then Adonibezek fled. And they pursued him and captured him, and they cut off the ends of his hands and feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Adonibezek fled. They pursued him, and when they caught him, they cut off his thumbs and big toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Adoni-bezek fled; but they pursued him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the lord of Bezek fled; and they pursued him and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Master of Bezeq fled and they chased after him, and they caught him and they cut off the thumbs and big toes of his hands and of his feet<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Adonibezek fled, and they pursued after him, and took him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/1-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=51" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/1.htm">Conquest of Canaan Proceeds</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>And there they found Adoni-bezek and fought against him, striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/137.htm" title="137: ḇe·zeq (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- Lord of Bezek, a ruler in Canaan. From 'adown and Bezeq; lord of Bezek; Adoni-Bezek; a Canaanitish king.">As Adoni-bezek</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: way·yā·nās (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">fled,</a> <a href="/hebrew/137.htm" title="137: ’ă·ḏō·nî (N-proper-ms) -- Lord of Bezek, a ruler in Canaan. From 'adown and Bezeq; lord of Bezek; Adoni-Bezek; a Canaanitish king."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: way·yir·də·p̄ū (Prep:: 3ms) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by).">they pursued him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rāw (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/270.htm" title="270: way·yō·ḥă·zū (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- To grasp, take hold, take possession. A primitive root; to seize.">seized him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7112.htm" title="7112: way·qaṣ·ṣə·ṣū (DirObjM) -- Cut off. A primitive root; to chop off.">and cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (N-mpc) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/931.htm" title="931: bə·hō·nō·wṯ (N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Thumb, great toe. From an unused root apparently meaning to be thick; the thumb of the hand or great toe of the foot.">his thumbs</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏāw (N-fdc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: wə·raḡ·lāw (Conj-w:: N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">and big toes.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/10-16.htm">Joshua 10:16-27</a></span><br />Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah. / And Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.” / So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">1 Samuel 15:32-33</a></span><br />Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” / But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/4-12.htm">2 Samuel 4:12</a></span><br />So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/20-30.htm">1 Kings 20:30-34</a></span><br />The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room. / Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.” / So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-7.htm">2 Kings 25:7</a></span><br />And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a></span><br />and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-19.htm">Deuteronomy 25:19</a></span><br />When the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-32.htm">Exodus 23:32-33</a></span><br />You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods. / They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-12.htm">Exodus 34:12-16</a></span><br />Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst. / Rather, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and chop down their Asherah poles. / For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/33-52.htm">Numbers 33:52-55</a></span><br />you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places. / You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. / And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/137-8.htm">Psalm 137:8-9</a></span><br />O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us. / Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-2.htm">Matthew 7:2</a></span><br />For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-52.htm">Matthew 26:52</a></span><br />“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Luke 6:38</a></span><br />Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-1.htm">Romans 2:1</a></span><br />You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/1-5.htm">Adonibezek</a> <a href="/judges/1-5.htm">Adoni-Bezek</a> <a href="/judges/1-5.htm">Ado'ni-Be'zek</a> <a href="/judges/1-5.htm">Adoni-Zedek</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-28.htm">Big</a> <a href="/joshua/8-23.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/joshua/23-10.htm">Chased</a> <a href="/joshua/23-4.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/numbers/27-3.htm">Overtook</a> <a href="/joshua/24-6.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/joshua/24-6.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/joshua/8-7.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-24.htm">Thumbs</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-24.htm">Toes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/1-7.htm">Adonibezek</a> <a href="/judges/1-7.htm">Adoni-Bezek</a> <a href="/judges/1-5.htm">Ado'ni-Be'zek</a> <a href="/joshua/10-1.htm">Adoni-Zedek</a> <a href="/judges/1-7.htm">Big</a> <a href="/judges/8-14.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/judges/9-40.htm">Chased</a> <a href="/judges/1-7.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/judges/2-10.htm">Overtook</a> <a href="/judges/3-28.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/judges/4-16.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/judges/12-6.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/judges/1-7.htm">Thumbs</a> <a href="/judges/1-7.htm">Toes</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-1.htm">The acts of Judah and Simeon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-4.htm">Adonibezek justly requited</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-8.htm">Jerusalem taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Hebron taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-11.htm">Othniel has Achsah to wife for taking of Debir</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-16.htm">The Kenites dwell in Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-17.htm">Hormah, Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-21.htm">The acts of Benjamin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-22.htm">Of the house of Joseph, who take Bethel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-30.htm">Of Zebulun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-31.htm">Of Asher</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-33.htm">Of Naphtali</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-34.htm">Of Dan</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>As Adoni-bezek fled</b><br>Adoni-bezek was a Canaanite king, and his name means "lord of Bezek." Bezek was a city in the territory of Judah, indicating the Israelites' campaign to conquer the land promised to them. The act of fleeing suggests a battle or confrontation, typical of the period of the Judges when Israel was in the process of taking possession of Canaan. This reflects the ongoing struggle between the Israelites and the Canaanite inhabitants, fulfilling God's command to drive out the inhabitants of the land (<a href="/deuteronomy/7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-2</a>).<p><b>they pursued him</b><br>The Israelites' pursuit of Adoni-bezek demonstrates their commitment to God's command to conquer the land. This pursuit is indicative of the military campaigns led by the tribes of Israel during the conquest period. It also reflects the broader theme of divine justice and retribution, as the Israelites act as instruments of God's judgment against the Canaanite kings who opposed them.<p><b>seized him</b><br>The capture of Adoni-bezek signifies a victory for the Israelites and the fulfillment of God's promise to give them the land. This act of seizing a king is symbolic of the transfer of power and the establishment of Israelite dominance in the region. It also serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and the fulfillment of His promises to the patriarchs regarding the land of Canaan.<p><b>and cut off his thumbs and big toes</b><br>This act of mutilation was a common practice in ancient warfare to incapacitate a captured enemy, rendering them unable to wield a weapon or run effectively. It was a form of humiliation and a demonstration of complete victory over an adversary. Adoni-bezek himself acknowledges this practice in the following verse, indicating that he had done the same to seventy kings. This reflects the principle of "measure for measure" justice found throughout Scripture (e.g., <a href="/matthew/7-2.htm">Matthew 7:2</a>). The act also serves as a reminder of the consequences of sin and rebellion against God, as the Canaanite kings faced judgment for their opposition to God's people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/adoni-bezek.htm">Adoni-bezek</a></b><br>A Canaanite king who ruled over seventy kings, known for his cruelty in cutting off their thumbs and big toes. His name means "lord of Bezek."<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/bezek.htm">Bezek</a></b><br>A location in the territory of Judah where the Israelites defeated Adoni-bezek. It is significant as the place of his capture and punishment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, specifically the tribes of Judah and Simeon, who were tasked with driving out the inhabitants of the Promised Land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_pursuit_and_capture.htm">The Pursuit and Capture</a></b><br>The event where the Israelites pursued Adoni-bezek, captured him, and enacted justice by cutting off his thumbs and big toes.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>The overarching theme of this event, highlighting the principle of retributive justice as Adoni-bezek received the same treatment he had inflicted on others.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/retributive_justice.htm">Retributive Justice</a></b><br>The account of Adoni-bezek serves as a reminder of the biblical principle of retributive justice. It underscores the importance of understanding that our actions have consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>This event illustrates God's sovereignty in using the Israelites to execute justice. It reminds us that God is in control and will bring about justice in His timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Adoni-bezek's fate is a stark reminder of the consequences of sin and cruelty. It encourages believers to live righteously and treat others with kindness and respect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_forgiveness.htm">Repentance and Forgiveness</a></b><br>While the account focuses on justice, it also prompts us to consider the importance of repentance and seeking God's forgiveness to avoid the consequences of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_god's_people.htm">The Role of God's People</a></b><br>The Israelites' role in executing justice highlights the responsibility of God's people to stand against evil and uphold righteousness in their communities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_adoni-bezek_biblically.htm">Who was Adoni-Bezek in biblical history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_exceeding_scribes'_righteousness.htm">How can we judge angels if they judge us?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_chronicles_20_6__is_the_giant's_anatomy_real.htm">1 Chronicles 20:6: Is the mention of a giant with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot biologically credible or purely symbolic?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_1_kings_6_1's_480_years_reliable.htm">How reliable is the 480-year timeline in 1 Kings 6:1 when it conflicts with other Old Testament chronologies?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Cut off his thumbs and his great toes.</span>--The cutting off of his thumbs would prevent him from ever again drawing a bow or wielding a sword. Romans who desired to escape conscription cut off their thumbs (Suet. <span class= "ital">Aug. </span>24). The cutting off of his great toes would deprive him of that speed which was so essential for an ancient warrior, that "swift-footed" is in Homer the normal epithet of Achilles. Either of these mutilations would be sufficient to rob him of his throne, since ancient races never tolerated a king who had any personal defects. This kind of punishment was not uncommon in ancient days, and it was with the same general object that the Athenians inflicted it on the conquered 'ginetans. Mohammed (Koran, <span class= "ital">Sur. </span>8:12) ordered the enemies of Islam to be thus punished; and it used to be the ancient German method of punishing poachers ('lian, <span class= "ital">Var. Hist. ii.</span> 9). The peculiar appropriateness of the punishment in this instance arose from the <span class= "ital">Lex talionis, </span>or "law of equivalent punishment," which Moses had tolerated as the best means to limit the intensity of those blood-feuds (<a href="/context/leviticus/24-19.htm" title="And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he has done, so shall it be done to him;">Leviticus 24:19-20</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/19-21.htm" title="And your eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.">Deuteronomy 19:21</a>; comp. <a href="/context/judges/15-10.htm" title="And the men of Judah said, Why are you come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he has done to us.">Judges 15:10-11</a>). which, "because of the hardness of their hearts," he was unable entirely to abolish.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Cut off his thumbs</span>, etc. These cruel mutilations, like the still more cruel one of putting out the eyes (<a href="/judges/16-21.htm">Judges 16:21</a>; <a href="/numbers/16-14.htm">Numbers 16:14</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/11-2.htm">1 Samuel 11:2</a>; <a href="/2_kings/25-7.htm">2 Kings 25:7</a>), were intended to cripple the warrior in his speed, and to incapacitate hint from the use of the bow, or sword, or spear, while yet sparing his life, either in mercy, or for the purpose of retaining his services for the conqueror. <p> CHAPTER 1:8-20 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/1-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">As Adoni-bezek</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶ֔זֶק</span> <span class="translit">(ḇe·zeq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_137.htm">Strong's 137: </a> </span><span class="str2">Adoni-bezek -- 'lord of Bezek', a ruler in Canaan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fled,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֙נָס֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·nās)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flit, vanish away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they pursued him,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yir·də·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm">Strong's 7291: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pursue, chase, persecute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seized him,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·ḥă·zū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_270.htm">Strong's 270: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grasp, take hold, take possession</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cut off</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·qaṣ·ṣə·ṣū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7112.htm">Strong's 7112: </a> </span><span class="str2">To chop off</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his thumbs</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהֹנ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·hō·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_931.htm">Strong's 931: </a> </span><span class="str2">The thumb of the hand, great toe of the foot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and big toes.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרַגְלָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·raḡ·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/1-6.htm">Judges 1:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/1-6.htm">Judges 1:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/1-6.htm">Judges 1:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/1-6.htm">Judges 1:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/1-6.htm">Judges 1:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/1-6.htm">Judges 1:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/1-6.htm">Judges 1:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/1-6.htm">Judges 1:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/1-6.htm">Judges 1:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/1-6.htm">Judges 1:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/1-6.htm">OT History: Judges 1:6 But Adoni-Bezek fled (Jd Judg. 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