Judges 1:6
4 And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
5 And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
7 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.
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
- KJV
- But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
- WEB
- But Adoni-Bezek fled. They pursued him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
- ASV
- But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
- DARBY
- And Adoni-Bezek fled, and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
- BLB
- [And] Adoni-bezek fled, and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his feet.
- ÅB
- men Adoni-Besek flyktet, og de forfulgte ham og grep ham og avhugg hans tommelfingrer og tommeltær.
- OTB
- Adoni-Besek flyktet, men de forfulgte ham, fanget ham, og kuttet av tomlene og stortærne hans.
- B1930
- men Adoni-Besek flyktet, og de forfulgte ham og grep ham og avhugg hans tommelfingrer og tommeltær.