Judges 1:7

“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.”

"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." - Judges 1:7
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What does Judges 1:7 mean?

Judges 1:7 (KJV) says: "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." This verse occurs in the…

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The Weight of Justice: Understanding Consequences through Adoni-bezek

The story of Adoni-bezek in Judges 1:7 is a powerful reminder of the law of sowing and reaping - "As I have done, so God hath requited me." In this verse, we learn that Adoni-bezek, a defeated Canaanite king, reflects on his brutal treatment of other kings whom he had captured…

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A Prayer for Justice and Accountability

O Sovereign Lord, the God of justice and righteousness, As I come before You today, I reflect deeply on Your divine judgment and the lessons of history recorded in Your Word. I am mindful of Judges 1:7, where Adoni-bezek, proud and powerful, uttered the sobering words…

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Judges 1:7 - "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."
Matthew 7:1 - "Judge not, that ye be not judged."
"Judge not, that ye be not judged." - Matthew 7:1
Matthew 7:1-2 - "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
1 Samuel 7:15 - "And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life."
1 Kings 7:7 - "¶ Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other."
Judges 5:7
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." - Matthew 7:1-2
1 Samuel 7:17 - "And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD."
John 7:24 - "Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment."
1 Samuel 7:16 - "And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places."
Judges 7:1 - "Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley."
"And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life." - 1 Samuel 7:15
Hosea 7:7 - "They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me."
Judges 12:7 - "And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead."
Judges 14:7 - "And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well."
Judges 20:7 - "Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel."
"Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment." - John 7:24
Judges 6:7 - "¶ And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,"
Matthew 7:2 - "For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."
Psalms 7:8 - "The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me."
1 Samuel 7:6 - "And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh."
Judges 7:10 - "But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:"
Judges 17:7 - "¶ And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there."
Judges 3:7 - "And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves."
Judges 4:4
Judges 2:31
Judges 3:31
Judges 5:7 - "The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel."