‘ And they found Adonibezek in Bezek, and they fought against him, and they smote the Canaanites and the Perizzites.'
Adonibezek (‘my lord is Bezek') was a powerful local king, mentioned because he was seen as a dangerous foe. But like the others he could not stand up to the onslaught of Judah and Simeon. ‘They smote the Canaanites and the Perizzites.' Their campaign was in general successful.
Verse Judges 1:5. _AND THEY FOUND ADONI-BEZEK_] The word מצא _matsa_, "he found," is used to express a _hostile encounter_ between two parties; to _attack, surprise_, c. This is probably its meaning...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE INTRODUCTION: ISRAEL'S FAILURE AND THE RESULTS 1. Israel's Failure in mingling with the Canaanites CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The question and the answer (Judges 1:1)_ 2. Adon...
JUDGES 1:1 TO JUDGES 2:5. THE CONQUESTS AND SETTLEMENTS OF THE ISRAELITES IN WESTERN PALESTINE. From this introduction, which is one of the most valuable parts of early Hebrew history, we learn that t...
JUDGES 1:1 TO JUDGES 2:5. THE CONQUESTS AND SETTLEMENTS OF THE ISRAELITES IN WESTERN PALESTINE. From this introduction, which is one of the most valuable parts of early Hebrew history, we learn that t...
ADONI-BEZEK. Lord of Bezek. Bezek was seventeen miles south of Shechem. Compare 1 Samuel 11:8. Compare Joshua 15:13....
_The conquests of Judah_ 2 _.the land_ Not the whole land, but the part which had fallen to Judah's lot....
_And they found_ The plural verb is the natural continuation of Judges 1:3. _Adoni-bezek in Bezek_ The chieftain's name was no doubt taken to mean -lord of Bezek," as though he were called after his c...
THEY FOUND ADONI-BEZEK— Adoni signifies Lord, or Master; so that Adoni-bezek was evidently the _King,_ or _Lord,_ of Bezek. See Bochart's Hieroz. pars 1: lib. 2....
General Introduction to the Period of Judges Judges 1:1 to Judges 2:5 _Judah and Simeon Capture Adoni-bezek Judges 1:1-7_ Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel as...
_AND THEY FOUND ADONIBEZEK IN BEZEK: AND THEY FOUGHT AGAINST HIM, AND THEY SLEW THE CANAANITES AND THE PERIZZITES._ They found, х_ WAYIMTSª'UW_ (H4672), they found, came upon]. ADONI-BEZEK - i:e., l...
ADONI-BEZEK] (perhaps the same as Adoni-zedek of Joshua 10:1) is king of Jerusalem, which city also lies in the path of Judah and Simeon to Judah's 'lot.'...
INTRODUCTORY (JUDGES 1:1 TO JUDGES 3:4) Division 1, Judges 1:1 to Judges 2:5. This section of the book contains a brief recapitulation of the early conquest of Pa
LIFE WITHOUT LAW JUDGES _PHILIP SMITH_ ABOUT THIS BOOK BELIEFS The book called Judges was in the *Hebrew *Scriptures. It was in the section called Former (earlier) *Prophets. In Deuteronomy Chap...
THEY FOUND. — The expression perhaps alludes to the suddenness of their march, which enabled them to take the lord of Bezek by surprise. ADONI-BEZEK. — This is not a proper name, but a title, meaning...
וַֽ֠ יִּמְצְאוּ אֶת ־אֲדֹנִ֥י בֶ֨זֶק֙ בְּ בֶ֔זֶק...
PROBLEMS OF SETTLEMENT AND WAR Judges 1:1 IT was a new hour in the history of Israel. To a lengthened period of serfdom there had succeeded a time of sojourn in tents, when the camp of the tribes, ha...
RENEWING THE CONQUEST Judges 1:1 The land had been given. There could be no doubt about _that._ In the ancient covenant which Jehovah had made with Abram, He said: “Unto thy seed have I given this la...
The Book of Judges covers historically a period from the death of Joshua to the judgeship of Samuel and the introduction of the monarchy. It opens with a description of the general condition of affair...
God selected Judah to lead the rest of the tribes into battle. Judah asked Simeon to go with him and promised to help him conquer his lot if he would help conquer that of Judah. They killed 10,000 Can...
Adonibezec, "Lord of Bezec." The cruelty of this tyrant, and the oppression which he probably made some of the Israelites suffer, roused their attention, and they treated him as he had treated others....
It should seem that, as this verse is inclosed in a parenthesis, it only meant to notice what had been said before. Probably Jerusalem was taken in the wars of Joshua. See Joshua 10:1, etc....
The book of Joshua has shown the power of Jehovah in the conquests of His people, and this too distinguished from the measure of their practical taking possession of what was conquered. For as these a...
Thus, in the beginning of the book, we see evil and failure, and also simple and blessed deliverances. But alas! the picture darkens more and more. There are grievous features even in the conduct of t...
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...
And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites. Ver. 5. _And they found Adonibezek._] Who had pompously called himself Lord of Bezek,...
_Adoni-bezek in Bezek_ He was the king or lord of that place, as his name imports, and, as it appears, he had fled into it for safety when he had lost the field. _They fought against him_ That is, aga...
[IOSHUAS EXHORTATION, HIS AGE, AND DEATH.] 1 The actes of Iudah and Simeon. 4 Adonibezek iustly requited. 8 Hierusalem taken. 10 Hebron taken. 11 Othniel hath Achsah to wife for taking of Debir....
And they found Adoni-bezek, the leader of the heathen forces, IN BEZEK; they met his armies there, having been informed of their presence and of their hostile intention; AND THEY FOUGHT AGAINST HIM, A...
OVERTHROW OF VARIOUS ENEMIES...
INITIAL VICTORIES, YET IMPAIRED (vv. 1-26) Joshua having died, Israel does not subside into indifference, but realizes that there is territory that should be possessed. They therefore appeal to the...
1-8 The Israelites were convinced that the war against the Canaanites was to be continued; but they were in doubt as to the manner in which it was to be carried on after the death of Joshua. In these...
ADONI-BEZEK; the lord or king of Bezek, as his name signifies, IN BEZEK; whither he fled, when he had lost the field. AGAINST HIM, i.e. against the city wherein he had encamped himself, and the rest o...
Judges 1:5 found H4672 (H8799) Adoni-Bezek H137 Bezek H966 fought H3898 (H8735) defeated H5221 (H8686) Canaanites...
Judges 1 AND JUDGES 2 The character of Joshua is, like that of many soldiers, simple and easily understood. He was strong and of a good courage, a man, fit not only for battle, but for tedious campaig...
CONTENTS: The incomplete victories of Judah, Benjamin and Manasseh. CHARACTERS: God, Judah, Simeon, Adoni-bezek, Caleb, Achsah, Othniel. CONCLUSION: God appoints service according to the strength He...
Judges 1:1. _After the death of Joshua,_ whose death was to the Jews the commencement of new troubles; they asked counsel of the Lord, as directed, Numbers 27:21, by Phinehas the priest. Judges 1:3. J...
_The children of Israel asked the Lord._ SIMPLICITY IN PRAYER Just that! How we have modernised and complicated and destroyed prayer! “The children of Israel asked the Lord.” How simple, how direct,...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 1:5 Each city and town in Canaan had its own “king,” such as ADONI-BEZEK, whose name means “Lord of Bezek.” CUT OFF HIS THUMBS AND HIS BIG TOES. This would prevent him from ever...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 1:8. Now the children of Judah had fought, &c.] _Heb_. = “_fought_,” the pluperfect form not being given in the original. Still, the sense is, “_they formerly fought_,” “_they...
EXPOSITION JUDGES 1:1 AFTER THE DEATH OF JOSHUA. The events narrated in Joshua 1:1. and Joshua 2:1 all occurred before the death of Joshua, as appears by...
Through Moses, the children of Israel were let out of Egypt and God began to form a national kind of identity and began to forge the beginnings of a nation. At the death of Moses, Joshua, who was the...
Judges 1:5...
JUDE'S CERTAIN MEN _ The Book of Jude_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS The statement, "Thy testimonies are wonderful" is nowhere more strikingly true than in the Book of Jude. No photographer ever made a better...
Adoni — bezek — The lord or king of Bezek; as his name signifies. In Bezek — Whither he fled when he lost the field. Against him — That is, against the city wherein he had encamped himself, and the re...