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Judges 1:7

1:6 But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. their thumbs: Heb. the thumbs of their hands and of their feet gathered: or, gleaned

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Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their big toes cut off, scavenged under my table. As I have done, so God has done to me.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

And Adoni–bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

And Adonibezek said, Three score and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God has requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

1:8 Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

What does Judges 1:7 mean?

Judges 1:7 is a verse in the book of Judges, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֲדֹנִי־בֶזֶק (ʼĂdônîy-Bezeq), אָמַר (ʼâmar), שִׁבְעִים (shibʻîym). It connects to 2 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Adonibezekאֲדֹנִי־בֶזֶקʼĂdônîy-Bezeq/ad-o''-nee-beh'-zek/H137Adoni-Bezek; a Canaanitish king
said,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
Threescore
and
tenשִׁבְעִיםshibʻîym/shib-eem'/H7657seventy
kings,מֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
having
their
thumbsבֹּהֶןbôhen/bo'-hen/H931the thumb of the hand or great toe of the foot
and
their
great
toesרֶגֶלregel/reh'-gel/H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
cut
off,קָצַץqâtsats/kaw-tsats'/H7112to chop off (literally or figuratively)
gatheredלָקַטlâqaṭ/law-kat'/H3950properly, to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean
their
meat
under
my
table:שֻׁלְחָןshulchân/shool-khawn'/H7979a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal
as
I
have
done,עָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
so
Godאֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
hath
requitedשָׁלַםshâlam/shaw-lam'/H7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)
me.
And
they
broughtבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
him
to
Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYᵉrûwshâlaim/yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im/H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
and
there
he
died.מוּתmûwth/mooth/H4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
their
thumbs:
Heb.
the
thumbs
of
their
hands
and
of
their
feet
gathered:
or,
gleaned

Commentary on Judges 1:7

HENRY_FULL · Judges 1:1–7
-caps">b. c. 1444.) 17 And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families. 18 And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem, 19 And Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath, 20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez, 21 And Remeth, and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez; 22 And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages. 23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages. The lot of Issachar ran from Jordan in the east to the great sea in the west, Manasseh on the south, and Zebulun on the north. A numerous tribe, Num. xxvi. 25 . Tola, one of the judges, was of this tribe, Judg. x. 1 . So was Baasha, one of the kings of Israel, 1 Kings xv. 27 . The most considerable places in this tribe were, 1. Jezreel, in which was Ahab's palace, and near it Naboth's vineyard. 2. Shunem, where lived that good Shunamite that entertained Elisha. 3. The river Kishon, on the banks of which, in this tribe, Sisera was beaten by Deborah and Barak. 4. The mountains of Gilboa, on which Saul and Jonathan were slain, which were not far from Endor, where Saul consulted the witch. 5. The valley of Megiddo, where Josiah was slain near Hadad-rimmon, 2 Kings xxiii. 29 ; Zech. xii. 11 . The Lot of Asher. (

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Judges 1:7.

Judges 1:6

But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

Exodus 29:20

Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

Leviticus 14:14

And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:

Leviticus 14:17

And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering:

Leviticus 14:25

And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:

Leviticus 14:28

And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering:

Leviticus 8:23

And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.

Leviticus 8:24

And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.

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What does Judges 1:7 say?

Judges 1:7 (King James Version) reads: "And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. their thumbs: Heb. the thumbs of their hands and of their feet gathered: or, gleaned"

Is Judges 1:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Judges 1:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Judges.

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