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Adoni-zedek

A person first named at Joshua 10:1.

Where in scripture

Joshua

Now when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem 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,

Joshua 10:1

Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,

Joshua 10:3

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.

Joshua 10:1Joshua 10:3

In their own words — 1 recorded saying

“Come up to me and give me help, and let us make an attack on Gibeon: for they have made peace with Joshua and the children of Israel.” — Joshua 10:4

Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).