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Adoni-bezek
Adoni-bezek was a Canaanite king defeated by Judah and Simeon at Bezek, who had his thumbs and big toes cut off, the same mutilation he admitted he had inflicted on seventy other kings he had once conquered. He died soon after being brought to Jerusalem (Judges 1:5-7).
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3 verses mention Adoni-bezek
| Reference | Verse |
|---|---|
| Judges 1:5 | And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites. |
| Judges 1:6 | But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. |
| Judges 1:7 | And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. |
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