Adoni-zedec
adoni-zedec
lord of justice or righteousness, was king in jerusalem at the time when the israelites invaded palestine (josh. 10:1,3). he formed a confederacy with the other canaanitish kings against the israelites, but was utterly routed by joshua when he was engaged in besieging the gibeonites. the history of this victory and of the treatment of the five confederated kings is recorded in josh. 10:1-27. (comp. deut. 21:23). among the tell amarna tablets (see egypt øt0001137) are some very interesting letters from adoni-zedec to the king of egypt. these ill-strate in a very remarkable manner the history recorded in josh. 10, and indeed throw light on the wars of conquest generally, so that they may be read as a kind of commentary on the book of joshua. here the conquering career of the abiri (i.e., hebrews) is graphically described: “behold, i say that the land of the king my lord is ruined”, “the wars are mighty against me”, “the hebrew chiefs plunder all the king’s lands”, “behold, i the chief of the amorites am breaking to pieces.” then he implores the king of egypt to send soldiers to help him, directing that the army should come by sea to ascalon or gaza, and thence march to wru-sa-lim (jerusalem) by the valley of elah.
historical examples
adoni-zedec recognized in a moment the urgency of the situation.
the astronomy of the bible e. walter maunder
adoni-zedec lost no time; he sought and obtained the aid of four neighbouring kings and marched upon gibeon.
the astronomy of the bible e. walter maunder
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