Judges 1:5
And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
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Gill's Exposition
And they found Adonibezek in Bezek,.... Who was king of, the place, and whose name signifies lord of Bezek; not that they took him there, for he is afterwards said to make his escape from thence, but…
Here, I. The children of Israel consult the oracle of God for direction which of all the tribes should first attempt to clear their country of the Canaanites, and to animate and encourage the rest. It…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
And they found The plural verb is the natural continuation of Jdg 1:1.
Adoni-bezek in Bezek The chieftain's name was no doubt taken to mean -lord of Bezek," as though he were called after his capital;…