Judges 1:5

5 Judah found Adoni-Bezek there. They fought against him. They struck down the Canaanites and Perizzites.

Judges 1:5 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 1:5

And they found Adonibezek in Bezek
Who was king of, the place, and whose name signifies lord of Bezek; not that they took him there, for he is afterwards said to make his escape from thence, but here he was when they came against that city, and into which they rushed upon him, and fell upon him as follows:

and they fought against him;
entering the city with their forces:

and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites:
that were in it, or about it, even to the number of ten thousand, as before related, ( Judges 1:4 ) .

Judges 1:5 In-Context

3 Then the men of Judah spoke to their fellow Israelites, the men of Simeon. They said, "Come up with us. Come into the territory Joshua gave us. Help us fight against the people of Canaan. Then we'll go with you into your territory." So the men of Simeon went with them.

4 When the men of Judah attacked, the LORD helped them. He handed the Canaanites and Perizzites over to them. They struck down 10,000 men at Bezek.

5 Judah found Adoni-Bezek there. They fought against him. They struck down the Canaanites and Perizzites.

6 But Adoni-Bezek ran away. Judah chased him and caught him. Then they cut off his thumbs and big toes.

7 Adoni-Bezek said, "I cut off the thumbs and big toes of 70 kings. I made them pick up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them." The men of Judah brought Adoni-Bezek to Jerusalem. That's where he died.