Judges 1:5 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

They found Adoni-bezek in the city of Bezek, fought against him, and defeated the Canaanites and Perizzites.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer is describing how the Israelites found and defeated an enemy king and his people in battle.

📚 Historical Context

In the Book of Judges, after the death of Joshua, the Israelite tribes were tasked with continuing the conquest of the Promised Land, as God had commanded them to drive out the inhabitants. The tribe of Judah took the initiative by attacking the city of Bezek, where they encountered and defeated Adonibezek, a local ruler, along with the Canaanites and Perizzites. This event reflects the broader pattern of tribal warfare and settlement as the Israelites sought to fulfill God's covenant promises.

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But Adoni-Bezek ran away; they chased after him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.

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Judah's army went up to fight, and the LORD gave them victory over the Canaanites and Perizzites. They defeated ten thousand of their enemies at Bezek.

Judges 1:7

And Adoni-bezek said, 'Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to pick up scraps of food under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.' They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

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