Adoni-bezek

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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Adoni-bezek

Adoni-bezek [N]

the lightning of the Lord; the Lord of lightning
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
Bibliography Information

Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Adoni-bezek'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.

Smith's Bible Dictionary - Adoni-bezek

Adoni-bezek [E]

(lord of Bezek ), king of Bezek, a city of the Canaanites. [BEZEK] This chieftain was vanquished by the tribe of Judah, ( Judges 1:3-7 ) who cut off his thumbs and great toes, and brought him prisoner to Jerusalem, where he died. He confessed that he had inflicted the same cruelty upon 70 petty kings whom he had conquered. (B.C. 1425). [E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Adonibezek'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.