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Judges 1:6
And Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and great toes, making it impossible for him to use his bow or to escape.
And Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and great toes, making it impossible for him to use his bow or to escape.
Verse Judges 1:6. _CUT OFF HIS THUMBS_] That he might never be able to _draw_ _his bow_ or _handle_ his _sword_, and _great toes_, that he might never be able to _pursue_ or _escape from_ an adversary...
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...
CUT OFF. As he had done to others. See Judges 1:7....
_The conquests of Judah_ 2 _.the land_ Not the whole land, but the part which had fallen to Judah's lot....
_and cut off_ A barbarity frequently practised in ancient warfare to mark the humiliation of the captives and prevent them from further mischief. Thus the Athenians are said to have decreed that the r...
DISCOURSE: 261 ADONI-BEZEK’S PUNISHMENT Judges 1:6. _But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and...
AND ADONI-BEZEK FLED— It is evident, that after the battle the king shut himself up in Bezek; that then this place was besieged; that the two confederated tribes took it; but that _Adoni-bezek_ having...
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...
_BUT ADONIBEZEK FLED; AND THEY PURSUED AFTER HIM, AND CAUGHT HIM, AND CUT OFF HIS THUMBS AND HIS GREAT TOES._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
CUT OFF] to make them unfit for warfare....
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...
CUT OFF HIS THUMBS AND HIS GREAT TOES. — The cutting off of his thumbs would prevent him from ever again drawing a bow or wielding a sword. Romans who desired to escape conscription cut off their thum...
וַ יָּ֨נָס֙ אֲדֹ֣נִי בֶ֔זֶק וַֽ יִּרְדְּפ֖וּ אַחֲרָ֑יו...
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...
But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and (d) cut off his thumbs and his great toes. (d) This was God's just judgment, as the tyrant himself confesses, that as he had done,...
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...
BUT ADONIBEZEK FLED, AND THEY PURSUED AFTER HIM, AND CAUGHT HIM,.... It is very probable his view was to get to Jebus or Jerusalem, a strong and fortified city and he made his way thither as fast as h...
But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. Ver. 6. _But Adonibezek fled._] Excusing his flight, perhaps, as afterwards Demosthenes did...
_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...
THEIR FIRST ESTATE; or, as in the margin, their principality; which seems to denote the rank and office assigned to them by their Creator among the heavenly hosts. LEFT THEIR OWN HABITATION; became di...
[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....
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...
That he might be disenabled to fight with his hands, or to run away upon his feet. And this they did, either by the secret instinct and direction of God, or upon notice of his former tyranny and cruel...
Judges 1:6 Adoni-Bezek H137 fled H5127 (H8799) pursued H7291 (H8799) H310 caught H270 (H8799) off...
‘ But Adonibezek fled, and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.' Adonibezek fled but was captured, and then they cut off his thumbs and his great toes. Th...
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,...
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 1:1 The Roots of Israel’s Unfaithfulness. This introduction identifies the root causes and effects of Israel’s wickedness. The pattern established here repeats throughout the boo...
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...
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...
Great toes — And this they did, either by the direction of God, or upon notice of his former tyranny and cruelty....