Judges 1:5

The Conquest of Canaan Proceeds · Judges 1:1–7
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Translations

Modern
And there they found Adoni-bezek and fought against him, striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites.
Traditional
And they found Adoni–bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
Literal
And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek and fought against him, and they struck down the Canaanite and the Perizzite.
Latin
Inveneruntque Adonibezec in Bezec, et pugnaverunt contra eum, ac percusserunt Chananæum et Pherezæum.

Original

Hebrew
English
And there they found Adoni-bezek and fought against him, striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites.

Notes

The first prologue talks about how the tribes did not follow Joshua's farewell instructions (Joshua 23).

Parallels

Joshua 13:1–7

People

Adoni-bezek: Canaanite king captured and mutilated by Judah Perizzites: Canaanite people group living in the land of Canaan

Places

Bezek: City where Judah defeated Canaanites Canaan: Ancient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendants

Glossary

Adoni-Bezek Bezek Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Land Perizzite Tribe of Dan

Topics

Adoni-Bezek: King of Bezek Bezek: Residence of Adoni-Bezek Bochim: A Place West of the Jordan River, Near Gilgal Canaanites: Not Expelled Punishments: Secondary Kinds of Mutilating the Hands and Feet The Canaanites: Partially Subdued by Israel the Tribe of Judah: First and Most Vigorous in Driving out the Canaanites Tribe of Judah: Commissioned by God to Lead in the Conquest of the Promised Land Tribe of Simeon: Inheritance Allotted To