Adoni-zedek

King of Jerusalem who fought against Joshua

A written article for Adoni-zedek is still to come. Below and alongside: where Adoni-zedek appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1600 BC
    1400 BC
  • Adoni-zedek
    c. 1450 BC

Original word

  • אֲדֹנִי־צֶדֶק adoni-zedek
    H139
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Where Adoni-zedek appears in Scripture

Joshua 10

וַיְהִי כִשְׁמֹעַ אֲדֹֽנִי-צֶדֶק מֶלֶךְ יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם כִּֽי-לָכַד יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת-הָעַי וַיַּֽחֲרִימָהּ כַּֽאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לִֽירִיחוֹ וּלְמַלְכָּהּ כֵּן-עָשָׂה לָעַי וּלְמַלְכָּהּ וְכִי הִשְׁלִימוּ יֹֽשְׁבֵי גִבְעוֹן אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְּקִרְבָּֽם׃
1
Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
וַיִּשְׁלַח אֲדֹֽנִי-צֶדֶק מֶלֶךְ יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם אֶל-הוֹהָם מֶֽלֶךְ-חֶבְרוֹן וְאֶל-פִּרְאָם מֶֽלֶךְ-יַרְמוּת וְאֶל-יָפִיעַ מֶֽלֶךְ-לָכִישׁ וְאֶל-דְּבִיר מֶֽלֶךְ-עֶגְלוֹן לֵאמֹֽר׃
3
Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,